How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe (English)

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures in many countries and a sharp reduction in overall international mobility. However, this disruption of legal pathways to migration has raised concerns that potential migrants may turn to irregular migration routes as a substitute. This paper examines how the pandemic has changed intentions to migrate from The Gambia, the country with the highest pre-pandemic per-capita irregular migration rates...

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Bah,Tijan L;

Batista,Catia;

Gubert,Flore;

Mckenzie,David J.;
Document Date
2021/05/12
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9658
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Gambia, The,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2021/05/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe
Keywords
migration intention

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Bah,Tijan L; Batista,Catia; Gubert,Flore; Mckenzie,David J..

How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe (English). COVID-19 (Coronavirus)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9658 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/551791620830976251

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