Chapter 1 Introduction: Migration -development debate -- Chapter 2 Underlying theoretical and methodological aspects -- Chapter 3 Migration: a long term alternative? -- Chapter 4 Extraordinary agents and expensive adventure -- Chapter 5 Political economy of migration and social force -- Chapter...

Will the extension of trade liberalisation and increases in foreign direct investment accompanying the process of regional integration and globalisation contribute over the long-term to a greater control over migration flows? To what extent can an acceleration in economic convergence and the...

This paper tests the migration transition hypothesis that emigration flows first increase and later decrease with a country's economic development. Using a migration version of the gravity model, this hypothesis is tested on a global panel data set comprising 180 origin and destination countries...

This brief aims to provide an update on key developments in the area of migration and remittance flows and related policies over the past six months. It also provides medium-term (three year) projections of remittance flows to developing countries