Chapter 1: Migration to the Middle East: Issues and Prospects -- Chapter 2: Demographic Dividend in the Middle East: An Empirical Assessment -- Chapter 3: Egyptian Labour Migration in the Arab Middle East -- Chapter 4: Vagaries in the Management of Migrant Domestic Workers from the Philippines:...

« This book provides new insights and research studies on how developing countries come to terms with the nationalisation policies of Gulf economies that provide employment for their nationals. Focusing on regions and countries that have traditionally been overlooked, it includes studies on...

Does better access to skilled workers reduce firms' willingness to provide general skills training to unskilled workers? We analyze how the gradual opening of the Swiss labor market to workers from the European Union affected the number of apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit...

We study the political economy of migration policies in oil-rich Gulf countries focusing on two policy dimensions: a) the number of migrants allowed into the country and b) the assimilation of migrants, where less assimilated migrants on short-term contracts remit more. We develop a two goods...