SOME ESSENTIALS OF A WORKABLE GUEST‐WORKER PROGRAM*
研究了客工计划中移民政策、执法措施和国内外市场机会如何影响参与者行为，并比较遵守规则与选择其他选项的工人福利，以确定临时移民对潜在移民有吸引力且能自愿返回的条件。
A guest‐worker program provides an appealing way of addressing labor shortages in an advanced country. It requires, however, that foreign workers are willing to return home when their work permit expires. I examine how immigration policies, enforcement measures, and opportunities available in various markets at home and abroad affect the behavior of program participants. Welfare of a migrant who obeys the rules of the program is compared with that of workers who choose other options in order to define the conditions under which temporary migration is attractive to potential migrants and at the same time consistent with voluntary return.