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Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem

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The asylum seekers who choose the level of investment in the host-country-specific human capital, and the government of the host country that chooses the probability of naturalization are modeled as optimizing economic agents in a setting not of their choosing.

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  • Stark, Oded, 2010. "Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 108(3), pages 286-290, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:3:p:286-290
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    Keywords

    The probability of naturalization Investment in host-country-specific human capital Economic behavior of asylum seekers Economic behavior of the government of the host country Stackelberg game;

    JEL classification:

    • F20 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - General
    • J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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