in countries’ unemployment benefit spending (UBS) affect immigration. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected … for 19 European countries over the period 1993-2008. The relationship between immigration flows and UBS is first tested …/value – This paper complements previous literature on immigration and welfare by exploring the endogenous nature of welfare …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self-employment among rural to urban migrants in …-migration employment histories. Findings – Self-employed migrants are positively selected with respect to their unobserved characteristics …/implications – The finding that market imperfections do not constrain the self-employment choice of migrants does not imply that reforms …