International Cooperation on Migration: Theory and Practice

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Publish Date:
January 30, 2013
Publication Title:
University of Chicago Law Review
Format:
Journal Article Volume 80 Page(s) 315
Citation(s):
  • Alan O. Sykes, International Cooperation on Migration: Theory and Practice, 80 University of Chicago Law Review 315 (2013).
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Abstract

In stark contrast to areas such as trade and investment, international cooperation on migration is scant. The lack of cooperation is puzzling given the important international externalities associated with national immigration policies. This paper identifies the relevant externalities, and suggests why cooperation is nevertheless difficult to achieve. It also offers an explanation for the one form of cooperation that we do observe with some regularity, namely, international agreements permitting the temporary movement of certain classes of workers.