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Chapter 8. Immigrants’ Access to Financial Services and Asset Accumulation

Abdul-Razzak, Nour; Osili, Una Okonkwo; Paulson, Anna L. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 387-442). 2015

This chapter investigates the financial behavior of immigrants using data from the United States and Italy. While the income and occupational mobility of immigrants have received attention, much less is known about their financial market participation. To explore this aspect of immigrant...

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Chapter 26. African Migration

Lucas, Robert E.B. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1445-1596). 2015

Factors shaping international migration, over the last half century, from and into the countries and territories of sub …

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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Chapter 23. Regional Studies : Latin America and the Caribbean

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1261-1302). 2015

This chapter offers an overview of migration and remittance flows with respect to the Latin American and Caribbean …. Emphasis is given to south–south migration, to the factors that have motivated the out-migration of Latin Americans to the …

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Chapter 18. Migration, International Trade, and Capital Formation : Cause or Effect?

Felbermayr, Gabriel; Grossmann, Volker; Kohler, Wilhelm - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 913-1025). 2015

In this chapter, we provide an overview of the relationship between international migration and international trade as … well as capital movements. We start out by identifying key issues through a brief comparison between modern migration and … the mass migration of the nineteenth century, followed by a review of insights that can be drawn from a general factor …

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Chapter 12. The Refugee/Asylum Seeker

Chin, Aimee; Cortes, Kalena E. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 585-658). 2015

This chapter discusses the research in economics on refugees and asylum seekers. Section 1 describes the trends in asylum seeking by source and host country. Section 2 presents a conceptual framework on why refugees might differ from other types of immigrants, and provides a new analysis...

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Chapter 22. The Labor Market Integration and Impacts of US Immigrants

Cadena, Brian C.; Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen J. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1197-1259). 2015

Over the last several decades, two of the most significant developments in the US labor market have been: (1) rising inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants arrive with very low levels of schooling, English...

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Chapter 21. Immigration : What About the Children and Grandchildren?

Sweetman, Arthur; van Ours, Jan C. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1141-1193). 2015

Intergenerational immigrant integration is central to the economic growth and social development of many countries whose populations comprise a substantial share of the children and grandchildren of immigrants. In addition to basic demographics, relevant economic theories and institutional...

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Cameo 2. Immigrants and Religion

Chiswick, Carmel U. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 375-385). 2015

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