Migration played a central role in industrialisation by reallocating labour from the countryside to urban areas and … century; a period of industrialisation and increasing migration. We add to the literature in two ways: first by focusing on …, irrespective of gender, performed well in that their earnings were higher than those of locals in general and of co-workers in the …

M. Kraut -- The politics of immigration and the rise of the migration state : comparative and historical perspectives …. Teitelbaum -- Gender and immigration / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Immigrant residential and mobility patterns / Barry R. Chiswick and … -- Marriage patterns in historical perspective : gender and ethnicity / Robert McCaa, Albert Esteve, and Clara Cortina …

How does economic modernization affect group identity? Modernization theory emphasizes how labor migration led to the … declines in transportation and communication costs. Using microdata on individuals’ names and migration decisions, we quantify … identity change and its variation across space. We develop and estimate a quantitative spatial model in which migration and …