A framework that yields different possible patterns of migration as optimal solution to a simple utility maximization problem is presented and explored. It is shown that seasonal migration arises as an optimal endogenous response to a comparison of costs (of living and of separation) and returns...

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating human capital specific to the host country. Instead, they work more hours in order to accumulate savings and invest in financial capital that can be transferred back to their...

Contestation and exclusion in Asian urban spaces under the impact of globalization : an introduction / Jonathan Rigg and Tai-Chee Wong -- International and intra-national migrations : human mobility in Pacific Asian cities in the globalization age / Tai-Chee Wong -- The migrant as a nexus of...