'The economics of immigration literature has grown in the last decade to reflect the complexity of economic issues arising from international migration. This collection is a comprehensive research resource which allows both the student and scholar to keep abreast with traditional topics and...

"This timely book explores how Northern European countries have sought to balance their welfare states with increased levels of migration from low-income countries outside the EU. Using case studies of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, leading scholars analyse the varying approaches...

Auf der Tagung in Dresden standen neben dem Stand und der Strategie von MOE-Ländern für den EU-Beitritt auch allgemeinere Themen auf der Tagesordnung; z.B. Fragen wie der Technologietransfer zu verbessern ist oder ob die technologische Entwicklung zu einer Beschleunigung des...

This valuable and engaging new book bears eloquent testimony to A.P. Thirlwall's substantial contribution to economics over the last 40 years. The volume does not attempt to provide a comprehensive review of such a prolific figure, but rather demonstrates the considerable influence that his work...

In this essential two-volume collection, the editors include key papers on the domestic and global challenges of WTO accession. The first volume explores the intertwined economic, legal, and political dimensions of the process. The second volume explores country case studies and sector-specific...

Although the globalization of markets and the rapid growth in worldwide information technologies supports harmonization and integration between countries, substantial differences still exist throughout the world. Global Divergence in Trade, Money and Policy explores the disparities between a...

"This comprehensive Research Handbook provides insights into entrepreneurship across a range of country contexts, migration corridors and national policies to provide a collection of conceptual, empirical and policy-focused findings addressing transnational diaspora entrepreneurship. Chapters...

The main focus of the papers appearing in the first part of the book is on inequality and its effects on growth, labour market integration and government policies. The book continues by dealing with migration, its determinants and its possible effect on the host country's output, employment and...

Economic and policy implications of population aging / Robert Clark, Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa -- Population aging, changing retirement policies and lifetime earnings profiles in Japan / Robert Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Rikiya Matsukura -- Firm productivity, work-force age and educational...

Trade reforms and poverty-- the case of Cambodia / Isidro Soloaga -- International exposure, unionization, and market concentration-- the effects on factor use and firm productivity in Uruguay / Carlos Casacuberta, Gabriela Fachola and Néstor Gandelman -- Trade capacity building in Sub-Saharan...