Migration between imperfectly competitive economies

Jeffrey Sheen; Hao Xu

doi:10.1111/imig.13228

Migration between imperfectly competitive economies

Jeffrey Sheen, Hao Xu^*

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Department of Economics

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We study the role of bargaining as a barrier to migration in the equilibrium of a two-region world with imperfectly competitive labour markets. Equilibrium migration is jointly determined by relative labour market bargaining powers, productivity and costs of migration. If migrants complement host factors, higher migration generally benefits both source and host economies. An enhancement of the bargaining power of typically weak migrant workers in host regions improves welfare.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-342
Number of pages	24
Journal	International Migration
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13228
Publication status	Published - Feb 2024

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