This book provides researchers, students, and practitioners with a methodology to evaluate the impacts of a wide diversity of development projects and policies on local economies. Projects and policies often create spillovers within project areas. LEWIE uses simulation methods to quantify these...

Evidence is presented in support of the "brain gain" view that the likelihood of migrating to a destination wherein the returns to human capital (schooling) are high creates incentives to acquire human capital in migrant-sending areas. In Mexico, even though internal migrants are more educated...

Immigrants and 21st century agriculture -- Migrants in U.S. agriculture -- Farm employment, immigration, and poverty -- California : inland agricultural valleys -- California : coastal agricultural valleys -- The changing face outside California -- The quest for AgJOBS -- Importing workers,...