Externalizing rescue operations at sea: The migration deal between Italy and Libya

IF 3.1 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Geography Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI:10.1093/jeg/lbae022

Diego Zambiasi, Emanuele Albarosa

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Abstract

Between 2010 and 2019, the global number of forcibly displaced individuals doubled, prompting countries to sign migration deals. Under these agreements, transit or origin countries halt migrants in exchange for support. The 2017 Italy–Libya deal outsourced search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean to the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG), aiming to stop migrants from reaching Italy. Using a spatial difference-in-differences design, we find an increase in the probability of observing a deadly incident in areas patrolled by the LCG post-deal. Descriptive evidence suggests a shift in routes, diverting a significant portion of migration to the Western Mediterranean Route.

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海上救援行动外部化：意大利与利比亚之间的移民协议

2010 年至 2019 年间，全球被迫流离失所者人数翻了一番，促使各国签署移民协议。根据这些协议，中转国或原籍国停止接收移民，以换取支持。2017 年意大利-利比亚协议将地中海中部的搜救行动外包给利比亚海岸警卫队（LCG），旨在阻止移民抵达意大利。利用空间差分设计，我们发现在交易后由利比亚海岸警卫队巡逻的地区，观察到致命事件的概率增加了。描述性证据表明，路线发生了变化，很大一部分移民转向了西地中海路线。

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Journal of Economic Geography Multiple-

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5.40

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