Migration as International Trade: The Economic Gains from the Liberalized Movement of Labor
U.C.L.A. Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, Vol. 3, P. 371, Fall/Winter 1998-99
Posted: 9 Jul 1998
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Migration as International Trade: The Economic Gains from the Liberalized Movement of Labor
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 05 Oct 1999
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Date Written: September 1998
Abstract
This paper describes the immigration policy that would maximize the welfare of natives. Trade principles indicate that the United States should eliminate its immigration quotas and other non-tariff protectionist barriers and use immigration tariffs instead.
JEL Classification: J60, J61
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Chang, Howard F., Migration as International Trade: The Economic Gains from the Liberalized Movement of Labor (September 1998). U.C.L.A. Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, Vol. 3, P. 371, Fall/Winter 1998-99, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=106208
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