Intervention(s)
We conduct a single choice experiment in which participants are presented with 3 migration policy profiles, containing 5 attributes---asylum chances, waiting time until asylum decision, application location, payment mode of government transfers during the application process, and waiting time until receipt of government benefits equivalent to those received by locals---each with two randomly varying values. The 5 attributes and 2 values result in 32 hypothetical combinations of policy profiles.
The participant is presented with a profile of randomly selected policy values and then asked to state their intent to migrate given the policy profile. In total, the participant is presented with three profiles. For a better understanding of the policy profiles they are visualized through icons shown on enumerators' tablets and on printouts. After the choices were made participants receive a short debrief. The procedure is:
(1) Introduction: "We will now show you three sets of policies that this European country could have in place. Given each set of policies, please indicate, how interested you would be in trying to migrate irregularly (traveling without prior approval) to this country? [0 = Not at all. 10 = Very.]"
(2) Profile 1, then: "Given this set of policies, how interested would you be in trying to migrate irregularly to this country? [0 = Not at all. 10 = Very.]''
(3) Profile 2, then: "Given this set of policies, how interested would you be in trying to migrate irregularly to this country? [0 = Not at all. 10 = Very.]"
(4) Profile 3, then: "Given this set of policies, how interested would you be in trying to migrate irregularly to this country? [0 = Not at all. 10 = Very.]"
(5) Debrief: "The scenarios presented are hypothetical and are based on current political measures and discussions in Europe. We recommend that you carefully inform yourself about the actual numbers and processes if you consider migrating."