title: The economics of the "to and fro" migrant:  some welfare-theoretical considerations.
abstract: The effects of international "to and fro" migration on the economic welfare of the migrants and the nonmigrants in the host and home countries are examined.  A "to and fro" migrant is defined as a worker who changes residence from origin to destination without any systematic tendency to remain in any of the two permanently.  The study is based on the theoretical framework developed by Krauss.  The results indicate that "(to and fro) emigration from a source country to a recipient country increases the economic welfare of the migrants and the nonmigrants residing in the host country, but it tends to decrease the welfare of the nonmigrants residing in the source country.  In general, the migration also tends to be pareto optimal from a world point of view."
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Rivera-batiz
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Economic Model; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Nonmigrants; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Temporary Migration