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Travel visas

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  • Robert Lawson
  • Jayme Lemke

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This paper examines travel visa restrictions in 188 countries. We measure travel visa requirements (1) facing foreign visitors into a given country and (2) facing citizens of a given nation traveling abroad. Our analysis shows that countries are more likely to impose visas on foreign visitors when they are large, but less likely when they are rich and economically free. Citizens from richer and more populous countries face fewer travel visa requirements when traveling abroad. Countries are less likely to impose visa requirements on similar nations. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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  • Robert Lawson & Jayme Lemke, 2012. "Travel visas," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 153(1), pages 17-36, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:153:y:2012:i:1:p:17-36
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-011-9771-5
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    Keywords

    Visas; Travel; Globalization; Economic freedom; F20; J61;
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    JEL classification:

    • F20 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - General
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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