The Economics of Immigration is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration. It is aimed at two audiences: (1) researchers who are interested in learning more about how economists approach the study of human migration flows; and (2) graduate...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Part I Background on immigration -- Chapter 1 Why study the economics of immigration? -- Types of immigrants -- Immigration is controversial -- Immigration versus international trade --...

We consider a differential game of a conflict between two factions who both have a desire to exact revenge. We show that, in contrast to conventional wisdom, the desire for revenge need not lead to escalation of conflicts. Surprisingly, in the open-loop equilibrium, the weaker faction exerts a...