title: The destination decision of political migrants:  an economic approach.
abstract: "This paper deals with the destination decision of political migrants who, in spite of having strong cultural, ideological and religious ties to a particular potential destination, choose to emigrate elsewhere.  The model presented characterizes the migrants, who have a choice of two possible destinations, by two properties, skill level and financial resources, and identifies those that move to each destination.  The paper examines various immigration-encouraging policies and shows that although all of them will increase immigration, in some cases the economic quality of the new immigrants will rise and in some it will fall.  This paper includes general evidence on the present immigration to Israel and some suggestions for empirical tests."
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authors.lastname: Darvish-lecker
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authors.lastname: Kahana
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006295:Health Resources; D007557:Israel; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012036:Refugees; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Cultural Background; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Destination; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; International Migration; Israel; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Models, Theoretical; Organization And Administration; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Refugees; Research Methodology; Resources; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Asia