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dc.contributor.authorGathmann, Christinaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:12:39Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:12:39Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20239-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes how enforcement along the U.S.-Mexican border has affected themarket for migrant smugglers. Using a unique dataset that links border crossing historiesfrom illegal Mexican migrants to aggregate enforcement and punishment statistics, we findthat the effect of enforcement on smuggling prices is small. Though enforcement has morethan tripled over the past fifteen years, smuggling prices have increased by at most 30percent. Unlike estimates from illegal drugs, the demand for border smugglers is howeverprice elastic. We also show that illegal migrants have switched from heavily patrolled areas tomore remote and dangerous crossing routes. These avoidance costs are in fact three timesthe direct costs of enforcement on smuggling prices.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1004en
dc.subject.jelK42en
dc.subject.jelJ61en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordenforcementen
dc.subject.keywordillegal migrationen
dc.subject.keywordMexicoen
dc.subject.stwIllegale Einwanderungen
dc.subject.stwEinwanderungsrechten
dc.subject.stwRechtsdurchsetzungen
dc.subject.stwPreisen
dc.subject.stwKriminalitätsökonomiken
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwGrenzgebieten
dc.subject.stwMexikoen
dc.subject.stwVereinigte Staatenen
dc.titleThe Effects of Enforcement on Illegal Markets: Evidence from Migrant Smuggling along the Southwestern Border-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn378242717en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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