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Human trafficking and migration control policy: vicious or virtuous cycle?

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This paper examines the relationship between states’ migration control policies and human trafficking in origin, transit and destination states. Using cross-sectional data on states’ visa policies for 192 states and indicators for human trafficking from the Global Patterns report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the paper analyses feedback mechanisms between policies and trafficking. The empirical evidence suggests that, contrary to the pessimistic predictions of policy scholarship, the feedback is characterised by a virtuous mechanism. Firstly, the results show that, in line with expectations of security studies, states tighten visa policies in response to trafficking threats. Origin and transit states face a greater number of restrictions on travel. Similarly, destination states of trafficking impose tighter controls. Secondly, visa restrictions against origin and transit countries mitigate trafficking from and through these states. Finally, the paper demonstrates that the vicious effect whereby stricter policies exacerbate trafficking pertains mostly to destination states’ visa policies and to visas imposed at borders.

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  • Avdan, Nazli, 2012. "Human trafficking and migration control policy: vicious or virtuous cycle?," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(3), pages 171-205, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:32:y:2012:i:03:p:171-205_00
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    1. Camila Gracheva & Leonid Polishchuk & Koen Schoors & Alexander Yarkin, 2015. "Institutions and Visa Regimes," HSE Working papers WP BRP 114/EC/2015, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    2. Oasis Kodila-Tedika & Martin Mulunda Kabange, 2016. "Slave trade and Human Trafficking," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 16/002, African Governance and Development Institute..
    3. Bagong Suyanto & Rahma Sugihartati & Sutinah & Medhy Hidayat, 2020. "Bargaining the Future: a Descriptive Study of the Lives of the Indonesian Illegal Migrant Workers," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 185-204, March.
    4. Margubur Rahaman & Avijit Roy & Pradip Chouhan & Kailash Chandra Das & Md Juel Rana, 2021. "Risk of COVID-19 Transmission and Livelihood Challenges of Stranded Migrant Labourers during Lockdown in India," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 64(3), pages 787-802, September.

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