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Joseph-Simon Görlach

Bocconi University, Italy, CEPR, and CReAM, UK, and IZA, Germany

Understanding the differences in the behavior of permanent and temporary migrants is key for the design of migration policies

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Author

Current position

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bocconi University, Italy

Research interest

Labor economics, political economy, development economics

Website

https://sites.google.com/site/josephsimongoerlach/home

Past positions

Research Officer, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (2011–2016)

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, University College London, 2017

Selected publications

  • “The dynamics of return migration, human capital accumulation, and wage assimilation.” Review of Economic Studies (Forthcoming) (with J. Adda and C. Dustmann).

  • “Borrowing constraints and the dynamics of return and repeat migrations.” Journal of Labor Economics (Forthcoming).

  • “Spillovers and strategic interaction in immigration policies.” Journal of Economic Geography 21:2 (2021): 287–315 (with N. Motz).

  • “The economics of temporary migrations.” Journal of Economic Literature 54:1 (2016): 98–136 (with C. Dustmann).

  • “Selective out-migration and the estimation of immigrants’ earnings profiles.” In: Chiswick, B. R., and P. W. Miller (eds). Handbook of the Economics of International Migration 1A. North Holland, 2015; pp 489–533 (with C. Dustmann).

article(s)

  • Temporary migration entails benefits, but also costs, for sending and receiving countries

    There are important trade-offs between temporary and permanent migration

    Joseph-Simon GörlachKatarina Kuske, November 2022
    Many migrants do not stay in their host countries permanently. On average, 15% of migrants leave their host country in a given year, many of whom will return to their home countries. Temporary migration benefits sending countries through remittances, investment, and skills accumulation. Receiving countries benefit via increases in their prime-working age populations while facing fewer social security obligations. These fiscal benefits must be balanced against lower incentives to integrate and invest in host country specific skills for temporary migrants.
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