A blog about the economics of immigration by Cynthia Bansak, Nicole Simpson and Madeline Zavodny.
Showing posts with label emigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emigration. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
The Venezuelan exodus
Out-migration from Venezuela continues. Estimates are that 20 percent of the country's population, or some 6 million people, will have left by the end of 2020. Here's a terrific piece on where they are going and what restrictions they face in destination countries. And here's another, from the Council on Foreign Relations. This exodus provides a good example of the economic and political causes of out-migration and how bad economic policies can have horrific effects.
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