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Chapter 8. Immigrants’ Access to Financial Services and Asset Accumulation

Abdul-Razzak, Nour; Osili, Una Okonkwo; Paulson, Anna L. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 387-442). 2015

This chapter investigates the financial behavior of immigrants using data from the United States and Italy. While the income and occupational mobility of immigrants have received attention, much less is known about their financial market participation. To explore this aspect of immigrant...

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Chapter 27. The Economics of Migration in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Naufal, George S. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1597-1640). 2015

heart of the migration debate. To better understand the movements of people, the chapter presents a brief history of … migration to the region with an analysis of labor market data. The chapter also examines the consequences of migration on the …

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Chapter 26. African Migration

Lucas, Robert E.B. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1445-1596). 2015

Factors shaping international migration, over the last half century, from and into the countries and territories of sub …

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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Cameo 3. The Two-Step Australian Immigration Policy and its Impact on Immigrant Employment Outcomes

Gregory, R.G. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1421-1443). 2015

Three decades ago, most immigrants to Australia with work entitlements came as permanent settlers. Today the annual allocation of temporary visas, with work entitlements, outnumbers permanent settler visas by a ratio of three to one. The new environment, with so many temporary visa holders, has...

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Chapter 25. Immigrants in Israel

Cohen-Goldner, Sarit - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1363-1420). 2015

Israel perceives the immigration of Jews as one of its major goals and thus it applies no selection rules towards them. Jewish immigration to Israel hailed from Arab countries as well as European countries. While immigration has shaped the rate of growth of Israel's Jewish population it has also...

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Introduction

Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. xiii-xv). 2015

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Chapter 13. Undocumented Immigration and Human Trafficking

Orrenius, Pia; Zavodny, Madeline - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 659-716). 2015

Border and interior enforcement, legal penalties, and the market for smugglers distinguish undocumented migration from … legal migration and introduce a number of challenges for migrants, employers, law enforcement, and policymakers. This … chapter reviews the theoretical models and empirical evidence on the determinants of undocumented migration and its nature and …

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Chapter 11. High-Skilled Immigration in a Globalized Labor Market

McDonald, James Ted; Worswick, Christopher - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 537-583). 2015

The economics literature on the international migration of skilled workers is reviewed and recent policy trends are … evaluated. The theoretical implications of skilled migration are discussed within the context of the benefits to the skilled …

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Chapter 23. Regional Studies : Latin America and the Caribbean

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1261-1302). 2015

This chapter offers an overview of migration and remittance flows with respect to the Latin American and Caribbean …. Emphasis is given to south–south migration, to the factors that have motivated the out-migration of Latin Americans to the …

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