tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post7878934534037762426..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: On the case of Open BordersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-32515252719759705282015-03-29T16:13:31.539+00:002015-03-29T16:13:31.539+00:00I think it's useful to apply some basic econom...I think it's useful to apply some basic economic concepts to thinking about this question. The strongest argument for cross-border labor migration is the opportunity to generate welfare gains by arbitraging wage differentials, which in the case of migration from poor countries to rich ones are extremely large.<br /><br />On the other hand, migration also generates externalities for the Jeff Rigsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872387128063532661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-26033779157301317932015-03-24T11:30:43.801+00:002015-03-24T11:30:43.801+00:00I'm in favour of open borders as an ethically ...I'm in favour of open borders as an ethically preferable situation, and if we lived in a world where all countries had roughly equal economic development and social provision and stable exchange rate, there wouldn't be any practical hurdles. If we wanted, we could have free migration right now between say the EU and Canada, and both sides would benefit. If we want to work towards open Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-85118196308735026932015-03-24T01:55:37.192+00:002015-03-24T01:55:37.192+00:00Cicerone: the "brain drain" hypothesis i...Cicerone: the "brain drain" hypothesis is fairly testable, however. Did it prove harmful for the development of countries like Germany, Italy, Poland, and Ireland that so many of their people emigrated to the US in the 19th century (when the US had open borders)? Is the migration of their people retarding today the development of India or China? Would it be conducive to the development John Leehttp://openborders.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-31696305568583924812015-03-24T01:39:18.073+00:002015-03-24T01:39:18.073+00:00Surely for an individual there are undoubtedly ben...Surely for an individual there are undoubtedly benefits when migrating (otherwise one wouldn't do it, would one?), but the point that is missing here is that a free movement of people would lead to a rapidly dwindling pool of talents in developing countries. When they always see their most skilled people run away, they will never get the chance to develop.<br /><br />Free borders in the end CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797391789855766268noreply@blogger.com