This is the first collection of papers dealing specifically with the incorporation of Asian immigrants in European labour markets. Featuring an impressive list of contributors from across Europe, it explores the phenomenon of Asian immigration in Europe

Debates about migration and heritage largely discuss how newcomers integrate into the host societies, and how they manage (or not) to embrace local and national heritage as part of their new cultural landscape. But relatively little attention has been paid to how the host society is changing...

The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has an international emigrant population of more than 21 million people who remitted US112 billion to their home countries in 2013. The region also hosts more than 7 million migrant workers, mostly from other Asian countries. These migrant workers account...

Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914--the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years.

This book engages with migrant work in globalizing economies, both in the EU and worldwide, to explore the relationships between work and the complexity of migrant belonging in transnational spaces. Migrant experiences related to global labour market structures are understood in the context of...

KEY ISSUESContext: Tonga’s economy is rebounding, partially owing to a recovery in agricultural exports. The outlook for tourism is also improving. The reconstruction from a recent cyclone is expected to lead to both a temporary boost to growth and additional financing needs.Risks to the...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part 1/ The Promised Land -- Chapter 1/ Getting Here -- Chapter 2/ Working Here -- Chapter 3/ Strangers in a Strange Land -- Part 2/ " Bienvenidos" in the Heartland -- Chapter 4/ Living Here -- Chapter 5/ Community Reaction -- Chapter 6/ Law and...

This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU's New Member States (NMS). The paper focuses on cross-border mobility of labor and examines the implications for policymakers with the help of a general equilibrium model. It finds that cross-border labor...