ISBN:
9781489992376
,
9781461421153
Language:
English
Edition:
2. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] eblib 2009 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
EBL-Schweitzer
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Bodvarsson, Örn B. The economics of immigration
DDC:
325.1
Keywords:
Citizenship
;
Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
;
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
;
Immigrants -- Economic conditions
;
Einwanderung
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Migrationsforschung*Wirkungsanalyse*Migrationspolitik*USA*Kanada*Europa
;
Electronic books
;
Einwanderung
;
Migration
;
Internationale Migration
;
Internationale Mobilität
;
Wirtschaftstheorie
Abstract:
Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction to Immigration Economics; 1.1 The Late Twentieth-Century Immigration Explosion; 1.1.1 The Complexity of Immigration; 1.1.2 Not Everyone Likes Immigrants; 1.1.3 Economists´ Perspective; 1.2 The Determinants of Immigration; 1.2.1 Many Factors Discourage Immigration; 1.2.2 Considering the Full Set of Push, Pull, Stay, and Stay Away Factors; 1.2.3 Shifts in Economic Forces Influence Immigration; 1.2.4 Immigration Is a Complex Phenomenon; 1.3 A Brief History of Immigration; 1.3.1 Early Migrations; 1.3.2 Recent Immigration; 1.4 There Are Many Types of Immigrants
Abstract:
1.4.1 Not All Immigrants Are Permanent Settlers1.4.2 Forced Immigration; 1.4.3 Some Immigrants Are Difficult to Classify; 1.5 The Purpose and Organization of this Book; References; Part I: Immigration Theory and Evidence; Modeling Immigration; The Basic Labor Market Model of Immigration; Who Gains and Who Loses with Immigration?; Building on the Basic Labor Market Model; Chapter 2: The Determinants of International Migration: Theory; Chapter Overview; 2.1 Early Migration Theory; 2.1.1 Pre-1960 Theory; 2.1.2 Ravenstein and Zipf; 2.1.3 The Standard Modern Theory of Migration
Abstract:
2.1.3.1 The Migrant as Investor in Human Capital2.1.3.2 The Migrant as Consumer; 2.1.3.3 The Migrant as Household Producer; 2.1.4 Further Influences on Migration; 2.1.4.1 The Role of Past Migration; 2.1.4.2 Migration as a Life Cycle Decision; 2.1.4.3 The Expected Income Hypothesis; 2.2 The Modern Model of Immigration; 2.2.1 The First Borjas Model; 2.2.1.1 The General Intuition of the First Model; 2.2.1.2 The Specification of the Model; 2.2.1.3 The Predictions of the Model; 2.2.2 Borjas´ 1991 Model; 2.2.3 Recent Extensions of the Borjas Model; 2.2.3.1 The CHW Model
Abstract:
2.2.3.2 Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation2.2.3.3 Migration as Sequential Search and the Option Value of Waiting; 2.3 The Family or Household as the Decision-Making Unit; 2.3.1 Conflicting Interests and the Family Migration Decision; 2.3.2 Mincer´s Model; 2.3.3 Family Migration as a Portfolio Decision; 2.4 Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Why People Immigrate: The Evidence; Chapter Overview; 3.1 Regression Models of Immigration; 3.1.1 Empirical Models of Regional Migration; 3.1.2 The Gravity Model of International Migration
Abstract:
3.1.2.1 The Basic Gravity Model of Migration3.1.2.2 The Augmented Gravity Model; 3.1.2.3 Generalizing the Gravity Model; 3.1.3 Some Econometric Problems Related to the Gravity Model; 3.2 The Choice of Variables in Statistical Models of Immigration; 3.2.1 Three Examples; 3.2.2 Representing Income Differences; 3.2.3 Representing Migration Costs; 3.2.4 Representing Source Country Development; 3.2.5 Representing Immigration Restrictions; 3.2.6 The Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of Migration; 3.2.7 Evidence on Worldwide Migration; 3.2.8 Evidence on Migration to Groups of OECD Countries
Abstract:
3.2.9 Evidence on US Immigration
Abstract:
The Economics of Immigration is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration. It is aimed at two audiences: (1) researchers who are interested in learning more about how economists approach the study of human migration flows; and (2) graduate students taking a course on migration or a labor economics course where immigration is one of the subfields studied. The book covers the economic theory of immigration, which explains why people move across borders and details the consequences of such movements for the source and destination economies. Th
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