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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Illegal Migrants, Tourism and Welfare: A Trade Theoretic Approach |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Pacific Economic Review |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1361-374X |
| Volume | 8 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page Range | 259 - 268 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Abstract Text | Many countries receive illegal migrants but are reluctant to accept them due to possible negative externalities. We provide a rationale for not policing illegal migration by linking it to the tourism industry. By paying illegal migrants less than local workers, the relative price of the non-traded goods is shown to be lower than it would be in the absence of such workers. An expansion in tourist trade, under certain intensity conditions, necessarily raises resident welfare and employment. This tourist boom necessarily lowers the welfare of the illegal migrants. It is established that an increase in tourism increases the supply of illegal migrants. |
| Free access at | Official URL |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2003.00226.x |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:13223 |
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