153035 20251017144645.0 doi 10.1111/manc.12099 sideral 94051 ART-2016-94051 eng Larramona, Gemma Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5858-4975 Do Regularization Programs for Illegal Immigrants Have a Magnet Effect? Evidence from Spain 2016 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This paper attempts to determine whether regularization programs of illegal immigrants have a magnet effect. Using a comparative case study approach, we analyze the most recent amnesty implemented in Spain. More specifically, we apply a synthetic control method that is suitable for the evaluation of policies at the country level. Our results suggest that the increasing trend followed by the foreign population in the period analyzed is not a consequence of the amnesty under scrutiny. Rather, it corresponds to the path for a counterfactual country with similar socioeconomic characteristics. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S39-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2009-13675 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.615 2016 ECONOMICS 243 / 347 = 0.7 2016 Q3 T3 0.458 2016 Economics and Econometrics 2016 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Sanso-Navarro, Marcos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5926-2166 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 84, 2 (2016), 296-311 Manch. Sch. The Manchester School 1463-6786 157851 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153035/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1140304 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153035/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:153035 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:33:43 ARTICLE