Auriol, Emmanuelle, Mesnard, Alice and Perrault, Tiffanie (2023) Temporary Foreign Work Permits: Honing the Tools to Defeat Human Smuggling. European Economic Review, vol. 160.

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Identification Number : 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104614

Abstract

We study how temporary visa schemes can be designed to drive smugglers out of business while meeting labor market needs in host countries. After discussing their compatibility with a large range of policy objectives, we show how combining internal and external controls with a regulated market for temporary visas alleviates the policy trade-off between migration control and ending human smuggling. We use information on irregular migration from Senegal to Spain and the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa to calibrate the “eviction” prices of visas for these two routes, which are set to throttle smuggling activities. Our results highlight important constraints for governments seeking to prevent temporary workers from overstaying, especially on south-north routes such as Senegal to Spain. They suggest combining a regulated market for visas with tighter sanctions against employers of undocumented workers as a way forward.

Item Type: Article
Language: English
Date: November 2023
Refereed: Yes
Place of Publication: Amsterdam
Uncontrolled Keywords: immigration, human smuggling, market structure, legalization
JEL Classification: F22 - International Migration
I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
L51 - Economics of Regulation
O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2023 07:09
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2024 09:39
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:128482
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/48233
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