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Prepared for a Conference on Transnational Networks in Princeton in 2001, this paper explored the comparative dynamics of the trans-local networks which South Asian migrants from Mirpur (Pakistan), Jullundur (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) have constructed around themselves.

This paper takes a close look at the impact of large-scale overseas emigration - and the resultant inflow of migrant remittances - on the local economy of Mirpur District in Pakistan. No other District in Pakistan has seen a higher proportion of its population engage in transnational migration...

Migration has brought about, and continues to be responsible for, some of the most momentous social, economic, and political changes in the contemporary world. Over the years, millions of people have moved from their rural homes in search of better paid work, usually in cities many thousands of...

�Bevölkerungsentwicklung, Arbeitsmarkt und Rentenversicherung in Argentinien und Chile.� Die vorliegende Dissertation beschäftigt sich an den Beispielen von Argentinien und Chile mit den Auswirkungen sich ändernder Alters- und Arbeitsmarktstrukturen in Entwicklungsländern auf die...

The extraordinary height of the U.S. current account deficits in the 90s gave rise to concern, a variety of papers and political recommendationsrevealing the very contrary opinions of economists on the subject.From this alarming evolution, the question of sustainability of such a...

Zuwanderungspolitik und die Finanzierung der Sozialsysteme sind in Deutschland, wie auch in vielen anderen Staaten Gegenstand sozialpolitischer Auseinandersetzung gewesen. Beiden Themen werden aber meist getrennt voneinander diskutiert. Deswegen geht diese Arbeit der Frage nach, ob und wie durch...

The following dissertation is a collection of four stand-alone research papers. The focus of my research is on the interplay of immigration, native human-capital investment and the resulting consequences for the labour market outcome of natives and necessary implications for the immigration...

The following dissertation is a collection of four stand-alone research papers. The common theme of all papers is the analysis of the decision of heterogeneous individuals about investing in education. The first paper analyses how these decisions affect the impact of globalisation or...