'This book addresses a largely unresolved mirror question. Does migration cause development or the other way around? As … forms of migration (temporary, circular, permanent or return), the role of the destination and origin states and the ways in …-and-coming economists who address these issues in this instructive Handbook.' (Robin Cohen, University of Oxford). -- Migration and economic …

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 …