Welfare and Migration
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14560%2F22%3A00125344" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14560/22:00125344 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Welfare and Migration
Original language description
The welfare magnet hypothesis, also referred to as welfare shopping or welfare tourism, that migrants make location choices based on the provision of welfare benefits in alternative destinations, has resonated in the academic as well as public discourse on migration. This chapter summarizes theoretical models behind the welfare magnet hypothesis and reviews the empirical evidence on welfare-induced migration. The literature is inconclusive on the matter. Whereas there are theoretical arguments why welfare might matter for migration flows and several studies find a small positive association between welfare and migration, other studies find no such effects. In particular, some studies show that controlling for the endogeneity of welfare in the welfare-migration nexus reduces or eliminates the effect of welfare generosity on immigration. On the other hand, recent quasi-experimental studies demonstrate some effects of welfare on the location choices of asylees and refugees. Exploring a unique European dataset, this chapter contributes to this literature by providing some evidence that better accessibility of social assistance for immigrants is associated with larger immigrant inflows. Overall, the consensus in the literature is that the effects of welfare on migration are relatively small compared to other drivers of migration. The chapter concludes with highlighting the broader implications of the welfare magnet hypothesis and provides guidance for future research about it.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50200 - Economics and Business
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics
ISBN
9783319573656
Number of pages of the result
23
Pages from-to
1-23
Number of pages of the book
1000
Publisher name
Springer
Place of publication
Cham
UT code for WoS chapter
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