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Alessandro Del Ponte¹, Peter DeScioli², Aidas Masiliunas³

¹Global Asia Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. alessandro.delponte@nus.edu.sg.

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|June 30, 2021

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Countries struggle to cooperate on migrant sheltering. Experimental economics reveals that one-way routes and wealth disparities reduce sheltering, while return policies can improve cooperation.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Economics
International Relations
Game Theory

Background:

International cooperation is crucial for managing migrant crises.
Existing research often overlooks the complexities of one-way migration and wealth disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the challenges of international cooperation in migrant sheltering using experimental economics.
To analyze how factors like migration route direction and national wealth influence cooperative decisions.

Main Methods:

An economic game, "pass the buck," was designed to simulate country leaders' decisions on sheltering migrants.
Participants acted as leaders, deciding whether to shelter migrants or pass them to the next country in a simulated migration crisis.

Main Results:

Leaders sheltered fewer migrants when faced with a one-way migration route compared to simultaneous arrivals.
The introduction of a return policy, allowing the last country to send migrants back, increased sheltering by the first country.
Wealthier countries sheltered more migrants, while poorer countries tended to pass migrants on, exacerbating inequalities.

Conclusions:

One-way migration routes and wealth disparities significantly hinder international cooperation in migrant sheltering.
Policy interventions, such as return mechanisms, can potentially improve cooperative outcomes.
Findings offer insights for designing more effective international agreements for managing refugee and migrant crises.