The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants...

In the popular immigration narrative, migrants leave one country and establish themselves permanently in another, creating a "brain drain" in the sending country. In reality, migration is typically temporary: Workers migrate, find employment, and then return home or move on, often multiple...

pt. 1. Different types of cross-border labour mobility and skills-job mismatch -- pt. 2. The extent and qualitative characteristics of migration and return against the background of crisis and recovery -- pt. 3. Policy implications of, and responses to, cross-border labour mobility in the EU...