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International migration and the integration of labor markets
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor);  … - 2002
Colonial settlement. The contract and coerced migration from Europe and Africa gave way, from the 18th century, to an era of … free European migration. The period 1850 to 1913 was one of mass migration, primarily from Europe to North America and … constraints of immigration controls. Europe joined North America and Oceania as a major destination, as did the oil producing Arab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001701399
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International Migration and the Integration of Labor Markets
Chiswick, Barry R.; Hatton, Timothy J. - 2021
Colonial settlement. The contract and coerced migration from Europe and Africa gave way, from the 18th century, to an era of … free European migration. The period 1850 to 1913 was one of mass migration, primarily from Europe to North America and … constraints of immigration controls. Europe joined North America and Oceania as a major destination, as did the oil producing Arab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320478
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International Migration and the Integration of Labor Markets
Chiswick, Barry R.; Hatton, Timothy J. - 2002
Colonial settlement. The contract and coerced migration from Europe and Africa gave way, from the 18th century, to an era of … free European migration. The period 1850 to 1913 was one of mass migration, primarily from Europe to North America and … constraints of immigration controls. Europe joined North America and Oceania as a major destination, as did the oil producing Arab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262688
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Migration dynamics
Stark, Oded; Wang, You-qiang - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001654233
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Inequality and migration : a behavioral link
Stark, Oded - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003158553
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A preference for migration
Stark, Oded (contributor) - 2007
At least to some extent migration behavior is the outcome of a preference for migration. The pattern of migration as an outcome of a preference for migration depends on two key factors: imitation technology and migration feasibility. We show that these factors jointly determine the outcome of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737680
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Migration dynamics
Stark, Oded; Wang, You-qiang - 2002
Quite often established migrants offer assistance and support that facilitate the arrival of new migrants. Why would migrants want other migrants to join them - so much so as to be willing to pay for them to come? We suggest a rationale. Our modeling framework is capable of explaining several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009725495
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Inequality and migration : a behavioral link
Stark, Oded - 2005
We provide an analytical-behavioral explanation for the observed positive relationship between income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, and the incentive to migrate. We show that a higher total relative deprivation of a population leads to a stronger incentive to engage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730394
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High skilled immigration in the international arena
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor) - 2005
This conceptual paper, prepared for a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, is concerned with the international mobility of high-skilled workers, previously referred to as the "brain drain". After discussing the historical background of high-skilled international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003257654
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Migration networks as a response to financial constraints : onset and endogenous dynamics
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - 2012
A migration network is modeled as a mutually beneficial cooperative agreement between financially-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: "established" migrants contract to support the subsequent migration of others...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009615281