Format:
1 online resource (377 pages)
ISBN:
9780821369364
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0821369350
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0821369369
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9780821369357
Series Statement:
Trade and Development Series
Content:
International migration has become a central element of international relations and global integration due to its rapidly increasing economic, social, and cultural impact in both source and destination countries. This book provides new evidence on the impact of migration and remittances on several development indicators, including innovative thinking about the nexus between migration and birth rates. In addition, the book identifies the effect of host country policies on migration flows, examines the determinants of return and repeat migration, and explores the degree of success of return migrants upon return to their country of origin.
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- Who Is a Migrant? What Is the Extent of International Migration? -- Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty? -- What is the Link between Migration and Remittances on the One Hand and Investments in Education and Educational Outcomes on the Other? -- Do Migration and Remittances Contribute to Health Outcomes? -- Do Migration and Remittances Raise Investments in Capital Assets and Small Businesses? -- What Is the Impact of Migration on Origin Countries' Birth Rates and on the Extent to Which Demographic Transition Has Been Attained? -- What Are the Impacts of Host-Country Regulations on Migrants? -- What Determines Return and Repeat Migration? -- How Do Return Migrants Fare Relative to Nonmigrants with Similar Characteristics? -- Future Research -- Notes -- References -- PART 1 Global Migration Database -- 1 Quantifying International Migration: A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks1 -- Introduction -- Who Counts as a Migrant? -- About the Data -- Sources of Migrant Stock Data -- Comparability of Migration Statistics -- The Data Collected -- Versions of the Data Matrix -- Version 4a -- Version 4b -- Version 4c -- What the Data Show -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Annex 1.1: Summary of Data Sources -- Annex 2: Entropy Measure -- PART 2 Impact on Development -- 2 The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Capital: Evidence from Latin American Household Surveys -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Data -- Econometric Methodology -- Results -- Remittances and Human Capital -- Educational Attainment -- Health Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Does Work Migration Spur Investment in Origin Communities? Entrepreneurship, Schooling, and Child Health in Rural Pakistan.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Part I GLOBAL MIGRATION DATABASE; Tables; Figures; Part II IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT; Part III HOST COUNTRY POLICY EFFECTS; Part IV RETURN MIGRATION; INDEX
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821369357
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821369357
Language:
English
