Open AccessDoes “Higher Wall” Hinder Immigration?
Author(s) -
Yasunori Fujita
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
research in world economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-399X
pISSN - 1923-3981
DOI - 10.5430/rwe.v9n1p34
Subject(s) - immigration , construct (python library) , enforcement , geometric brownian motion , demographic economics , immigration policy , brownian motion , political science , economics , computer science , law , mathematics , economy , statistics , diffusion process , programming language , service (business)
In the present paper, we examine if “higher wall” really hinders immigration i.e., if tightening of border enforcement reduces immigration. The framework we construct is a stochastic one where an individual intends immigration under uncertainty that is expressed by geometric Brownian motion. It is revealed that “higher wall”, contrary to the intention of regulatory authorities, does not hinder immigration.