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DESCRIPTION:Most autocracies restrict emigration\, yet still allow some cit
 izens to voluntarily exit. How do these regimes decide who can leave? We a
 rgue that many autocracies strategically target anti-regime actors for emi
 gration\, thereby crafting a more loyal population without the drawbacks o
 f persistent cooptation or repression. However\, this generates problemati
 c incentives for citizens to join opposition activity to secure exit. In r
 esponse\, autocracies simultaneously punish dissidents for attempting to e
 migrate\, screening out all but the most determined opponents. To test our
  theory\, we examine an original dataset coded from 20\,000 pages of decla
 ssified emigration applications from East Germany's state archives. We fin
 d that active opposition promoted emigration approval\, but also punishmen
 t for applying. Our results shed light on global migration's political sou
 rces and an overlooked strategy of autocratic resilience.Margaret Peters i
 s an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Ch
 air of the Global Studies major at UCLA.&nbsp\; Her research focuses broad
 ly on the international economy with a special focus on the politics of mi
 gration. Her award-winning book\, "Trading Barriers: Immigration and the R
 emaking of Globalization\," argues that the increased ability of firms to 
 produce anywhere in the world combined with growing international competit
 ion due to lowered trade barriers has led to greater limits on immigration
 \, as businesses no longer see a need to support open immigration at home.
 &nbsp\; She is now working on how dictators control emigration and how ref
 ugees make their decisions of when\, where\, and if to move from their hom
 e countries.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Get Out: How Authoritarian Governments Decide Who Emigrates
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Most autocracies restrict emigration\, yet 
 still allow some citizens to voluntarily exit. How do these regimes decide
  who can leave? We argue that many autocracies strategically target anti-r
 egime actors for emigration\, thereby crafting a more loyal population wit
 hout the drawbacks of persistent cooptation or repression. However\, this 
 generates problematic incentives for citizens to join opposition activity 
 to secure exit. In response\, autocracies simultaneously punish dissidents
  for attempting to emigrate\, screening out all but the most determined op
 ponents. To test our theory\, we examine an original dataset coded from 20
 \,000 pages of declassified emigration applications from East Germany's st
 ate archives. We find that active opposition promoted emigration approval\
 , but also punishment for applying. Our results shed light on global migra
 tion's political sources and an overlooked strategy of autocratic resilien
 ce.</p><p>Margaret Peters is an Associate Professor in the Department of P
 olitical Science and the Chair of the Global Studies major at UCLA.&nbsp\;
  Her research focuses broadly on the international economy with a special 
 focus on the politics of migration. Her award-winning book\, "Trading Barr
 iers: Immigration and the Remaking of Globalization\," argues that the inc
 reased ability of firms to produce anywhere in the world combined with gro
 wing international competition due to lowered trade barriers has led to gr
 eater limits on immigration\, as businesses no longer see a need to suppor
 t open immigration at home.&nbsp\; She is now working on how dictators con
 trol emigration and how refugees make their decisions of when\, where\, an
 d if to move from their home countries.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>
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