000294142 001__ 294142 000294142 005__ 20250213113308.0 000294142 037__ $$aARTICLE 000294142 245__ $$aOverstaying guest workers and the incentives for return 000294142 269__ $$a2015 000294142 336__ $$aJournal Articles 000294142 520__ $$aA guest-worker program can be a very flexible and convenient way of meeting labor shortages in a host country, assuming that the migrants adhere to the rules of the program. This article investigates the conditions under which guest workers have sufficient incentives for voluntary return to their country of origin when their work permits expire. Should they choose to overstay, the article examines how various factors influence the optimal duration of the overstay phase of a foreign worker’s planning horizon. The analysis is conducted in the context of a lenient enforcement regime that avoids deportations of undocumented aliens. It relies instead on eligibility criteria and pricing instruments, such as partial withholding of salary and an exit tax for those who overstay, to provide incentives for voluntary return at the end of the contract period. 000294142 580__ $$aIn: CESifo Economic Studies. - Oxford. - Volume 61(2015), No.3, pages 764–796 000294142 700__ $$aDjajić, Slobodan 000294142 700__ $$aVinogradova, Alexandra 000294142 8564_ $$9c879cfaa-2a56-4fd3-ba90-f9c1c5c6483d$$s449879$$uhttps://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/294142/files/CESifo%20Economic%20Studies-2015-Djaji_-764-96.pdf 000294142 8564_ $$9adc1dbe7-abac-4d9b-86d9-527afd910f6f$$xpdfa$$s1681991$$uhttps://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/294142/files/CESifo%20Economic%20Studies-2015-Djaji_-764-96.pdf?subformat=pdfa 000294142 901__ $$uInternational Economics Department$$0319285 000294142 909CO $$ooai:repository.graduateinstitute.ch:294142$$pGLOBAL_SET$$pIHEID:Explore 000294142 937__ $$aARTICLE-2016-082 000294142 980__ $$aARTICLE