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American Economic Review Vol. 106 No. 5 2016

Toward an International Migration Regime

Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Earth Institute, Columbia University, 314 Low Library, 535 W. 116th Street, New York, NY 10027 (e-mail: )

Abstract

Few if any issues in public policy are as muddled and contentious as international migration. There is no international regime that establishes standards and principles for national migration policies other than in the case of refugees (migrants escaping persecution). My aim here is to describe some economic and ethical principles that may underpin an international migration regime.

DOI
10.1257/aer.p20161064
Volume
106
Issue
5
Pages
451-455
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex

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