The Economics of Immigration : theory and policy
| Year of publication: |
2009 ; 2nd ed
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| Authors: | Bodvarsson, Örn B. |
| Other Persons: | Van den Berg, Hendrik (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Dordrecht : Springer |
| Subject: | Theorie | Theory | Einwanderung | Immigration | Migrationspolitik | Immigration policy | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (500 p) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction to Immigration Economics; 1.1 The Late Twentieth-Century Immigration Explosion; 1.1.1 The Complexity of Immigration; 1.1.2 Not Everyone Likes Immigrants; 1.1.3 Economists´ Perspective; 1.2 The Determinants of Immigration; 1.2.1 Many Factors Discourage Immigration; 1.2.2 Considering the Full Set of Push, Pull, Stay, and Stay Away Factors; 1.2.3 Shifts in Economic Forces Influence Immigration; 1.2.4 Immigration Is a Complex Phenomenon; 1.3 A Brief History of Immigration; 1.3.1 Early Migrations; 1.3.2 Recent Immigration; 1.4 There Are Many Types of Immigrants 1.4.1 Not All Immigrants Are Permanent Settlers1.4.2 Forced Immigration; 1.4.3 Some Immigrants Are Difficult to Classify; 1.5 The Purpose and Organization of this Book; References; Part I: Immigration Theory and Evidence; Modeling Immigration; The Basic Labor Market Model of Immigration; Who Gains and Who Loses with Immigration?; Building on the Basic Labor Market Model; Chapter 2: The Determinants of International Migration: Theory; Chapter Overview; 2.1 Early Migration Theory; 2.1.1 Pre-1960 Theory; 2.1.2 Ravenstein and Zipf; 2.1.3 The Standard Modern Theory of Migration 2.1.3.1 The Migrant as Investor in Human Capital2.1.3.2 The Migrant as Consumer; 2.1.3.3 The Migrant as Household Producer; 2.1.4 Further Influences on Migration; 2.1.4.1 The Role of Past Migration; 2.1.4.2 Migration as a Life Cycle Decision; 2.1.4.3 The Expected Income Hypothesis; 2.2 The Modern Model of Immigration; 2.2.1 The First Borjas Model; 2.2.1.1 The General Intuition of the First Model; 2.2.1.2 The Specification of the Model; 2.2.1.3 The Predictions of the Model; 2.2.2 Borjas´ 1991 Model; 2.2.3 Recent Extensions of the Borjas Model; 2.2.3.1 The CHW Model 2.2.3.2 Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation2.2.3.3 Migration as Sequential Search and the Option Value of Waiting; 2.3 The Family or Household as the Decision-Making Unit; 2.3.1 Conflicting Interests and the Family Migration Decision; 2.3.2 Mincer´s Model; 2.3.3 Family Migration as a Portfolio Decision; 2.4 Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Why People Immigrate: The Evidence; Chapter Overview; 3.1 Regression Models of Immigration; 3.1.1 Empirical Models of Regional Migration; 3.1.2 The Gravity Model of International Migration 3.1.2.1 The Basic Gravity Model of Migration3.1.2.2 The Augmented Gravity Model; 3.1.2.3 Generalizing the Gravity Model; 3.1.3 Some Econometric Problems Related to the Gravity Model; 3.2 The Choice of Variables in Statistical Models of Immigration; 3.2.1 Three Examples; 3.2.2 Representing Income Differences; 3.2.3 Representing Migration Costs; 3.2.4 Representing Source Country Development; 3.2.5 Representing Immigration Restrictions; 3.2.6 The Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of Migration; 3.2.7 Evidence on Worldwide Migration; 3.2.8 Evidence on Migration to Groups of OECD Countries 3.2.9 Evidence on US Immigration |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4614-2115-3 ; 978-1-4614-2116-0 ; 978-1-4614-2115-3 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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