Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Team -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- The patterns of global migration: Scale -- The patterns of global migration: Concentration -- The determinants of migration -- The short-term impact of immigration: Labor markets --...

Migration presents a stark policy dilemma. Research repeatedly confirms that migrants, their families back home, and the countries that welcome them experience large economic and social gains. Easing immigration restrictions is one of the most effective tools for ending poverty and sharing...

"Discusses impact of economic policy and performance on well-being of region's workers. Focuses on impact of policy reforms on labor markets in 1980s-90s. Concludes that countries with well-established reforms will experience significant gains for their workers"--Handbook of Latin American...