. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …

In an economy with migration, poverty changes are composed of a number of forces, including the income gains and losses … measure the contributions of different migration streams to overall poverty change. An application to Tanzania shows the new … insights that are provided - in particular on the role of migration to secondary towns in poverty reduction. …

regions in Norway. Large and persistent population flows from the periphery towards urban centers characterize the economic … respect to the role of migration. Interestingly, migration seems to be unimportant for the convergence process, at odds with … the recent emphasis on agglomeration effects and divergence. The population flows to urban centers do not generate growth …

migration, which has become increasingly popular in many Eastern European countries. Our findings indicate that poverty is a …This paper identifies the determinants and patterns of mass migration in Moldova a country in which migration has … main push factor of migration decisions. Additionally, network effects and migration experience appear to be crucial for …

migration, which has become increasingly popular in many Eastern European countries. Our findings indicate that poverty is a …This paper identifies the determinants and patterns of mass migration in Moldova a country in which migration has … main push factor of migration decisions. Additionally, network effects and migration experience appear to be crucial for …

.S. immigrant workers and workers in their 42 home countries. The average price equivalent of migration barriers in this setting …

This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of … natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors … find that disasters increase migration, others show that they have only a marginal or no effect or are even negative. Human …

quantify three distinct barriers that prevent East Germans from migrating west to obtain a higher wage: migration costs …

Global migration is heavily skill-biased, with tertiary-educated workers being four times more likely to migrate than … workers with a lower education. In this paper, we quantify the global impact of this skill bias in migration. Based on a … the skill bias in migration, while a small number of sending countries is significantly worse off. The negative effect in …

This study examines the effects of cross-border return migration on intertemporal and intergenerational transmission of … function of their migration histories. Return migrants, current migrants, and (yet) non-migrants are distinguished. Transitions …, demographics and migration status. Migration patterns are found to differ systematically between Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, as well …