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In this article we provide some insights into relevant law and economics research on immigration laws and policies. After discussing some typical motives of migrants, we deal with the most important welfare effects of immigration and their distribution, and try to understand why nation states regulate immigration more restrictively than the mobility of goods and capital. We refer to the example of the free movement of EU citizens. Lastly, we present some economic insights into asylum law.
We wish to thank Jerg Gutmann, Peter Weise and Katharina Eisele for valuable comments and André Plaster for useful research assistance.
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Eger, T., Weber, F. (2019). Immigration Law. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_531
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