Depuis le milieu des années 60, les écarts de production par habitant se sont creusés entre la Flandre et la Wallonie et les observations ne laissent pas augurer une convergence à moyen terme. Pour mieux comprendre ce phénomène, cet ouvrage rassemble, en quatre parties, quatorze...

Migration flows are shaped by a complex combination of self-selection and out-selection mechanisms. In this paper, the authors analyze how existing diasporas (the stock of people born in a country and living in another one) affect the size and human-capital structure of current migration flows....

This paper reviews the existing literature on the impact of migrants networks on the patterns of international migration. It covers the theoretical channels at stake in the global effect of the networks. It identifies the key issues, namely the impact on size, selection and concentration of the...

This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...