Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced by several countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence, rural incomes will change, and with them the incentives for people to remain in rural areas. Using data from 116 countries between 1960 and 2000, we analyze...

This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world's most experienced researchers in this field look at how population redistribution patterns have impacted on...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Personal and Family Characteristics -- III. Educational and Cultural Status -- IV. Occupational Mobility, Intra-generational -- V. Motives for Migration -- VI. Attitudes on the Rural-urban Dimension --...