@techreport{Epstein2001Theory,
abstract = {This paper presents a first attempt at understanding some of the many issues involved in the
granting of an amnesty to illegal immigrants. We consider government behavior with respect
to allocations on limiting infiltration (border control) and apprehending infiltrators (internal
control) and with respect to the granting of amnesties, the timing of amnesties, and limitations
on eligibility for those amnesties. We demonstrate the effects of government actions on
allocations and the flow of immigrants, and how the interactions between these factors
combine to yield an optimal amnesty policy. We also consider various extensions such as
intertemporal transfers of policing funds, risk-aversion, and ?fuzziness? in declarations
regarding eligibility for an amnesty aimed at apprehending and deporting undesirables.},
author = {Gil S. Epstein and Avi Weiss},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {H59; J68; J61; 330; Amnesty; immigration; illegal immigration; border controls; internal controls; Illegale Einwanderung; Straffreiheit; Public Choice; Theorie},
language = {eng},
number = {302},
title = {A Theory of Immigration Amnesties},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/21156},
year = {2001}
}
