Toward an International Migration Regime

• Published in: The American economic review Vol. 106; no. 5; pp. 451 - 455
• Main Author: Sachs, Jeffrey D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nashville American Economic Association 01.05.2016; American Economic Assoc
• Subjects: 60 MILLION REFUGEES; Analysis; Brain drain; Citizenship; Economic theory; Ethics; Fertility; Geography; Humanitarianism; Immigration; International; Labor productivity; Migration; Minority & ethnic violence; Noncitizens; Politics; Principles; Public policy; Refugees; Skilled workers; Studies; Sustainable development

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...