Government policy on emigration levels differs by country category, 2013
Most governments tried to maintain levels of immigration or did not intervene
Globally, policies between 1996 and 2013 aimed to increase migration
Migration policies have become consistently less restrictive since 1945
Migration policies are on average less restrictive in some SG countries
The proportion of immigrants in HI countries increased in the last 20 years, regardless of policies
Policies targeting skilled migrants are becoming less restrictive than policies targeting low-skilled migrants, 1995-2014
Plans to migrate are largely correlated with participation in vocational training programmes
Conditional cash transfers tend to be negatively linked with emigration
Public social expenditures reduce the rate of emigration
The lack of a formal labour contract increases the rate of emigration
Socially marginalised individuals are less likely to plan to emigrate