@article{Djajić:294142,
      recid = {294142},
      author = {Djajić, Slobodan and Vinogradova, Alexandra},
      title = {Overstaying guest workers and the incentives for return},
      address = {2015},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      abstract = {A guest-worker program can be a very flexible and  convenient way of meeting labor shortages in a host  country, assuming that the migrants adhere to the rules of  the program. This article investigates the conditions under  which guest workers have sufficient incentives for  voluntary return to their country of origin when their work  permits expire. Should they choose to overstay, the article  examines how various factors influence the optimal duration  of the overstay phase of a foreign worker’s planning  horizon. The analysis is conducted in the context of a  lenient enforcement regime that avoids deportations of  undocumented aliens. It relies instead on eligibility  criteria and pricing instruments, such as partial  withholding of salary and an exit tax for those who  overstay, to provide incentives for voluntary return at the  end of the contract period.},
      url = {http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/294142},
}