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Poverty, International Migration and Asylum

This book examines the economic consequences of immigration and asylum migration. It focuses on the economic consequences of legal and illegal immigration as well as placing the study of immigration in a global context.

Table of contents
  1. 1. Poverty, International Migration and Asylum: Introduction
    George J. Borjas, Jeff Crisp
  2. Part I: Global Aspects of Immigration and Asylum
    2. What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?
    Timothy J. Hatton, Jeffrey G. Williamson
  3. Part I: Global Aspects of Immigration and Asylum
    3. Trends in Asylum Migration to Industrialized Countries, 1990-2001
    Stephen Castles, Sean Loughna
  4. Part I: Global Aspects of Immigration and Asylum
    4. Asylum Policy in the West: Past Trends, Future Policies
    Matthew J. Gibney, Randall Hansen
  5. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    5. The Impact of Asylum on Receiving Countries
    Susan F. Martin, Andrew I. Schoenholtz, David Fisher
  6. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    6. Asylum Migration: Implications for Countries of Origin
    Khalid Koser, Nicholas van Hear
  7. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    7. Illegal Immigration, Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
    Raimo Väyrynen
  8. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    8. Migration, Remittances and Growth
    Riccardo Faini
  9. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    9. If People were Money: Estimating the Gains and Scope of Free Migration
    Jonathon W. Moses, Bjørn Letnes
  10. Part II: Consequences of Immigration and Asylum
    10. Efficiency Gains from the Elimination of Global Restrictions on Labour Mobility: An Analysis Using a Multiregional CGE Model
    Ana María Iregui
    More Working Paper | Efficiency Gains from the Elimination of Global Restrictions on Labour Mobility
  11. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    11. The Economic Integration of Immigrants in the United States: Lessons for Policy
    George J. Borjas
    More Working Paper | The Economic Integration of Immigrants in the United States
  12. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    12. Development Cycles, Political Regimes and International Migration: Argentina in the Twentieth Century
    Andrés Solimano
    More Working Paper | Development Cycles, Political Regimes and International Migration
  13. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    13. Economic Integration and Migration: The Mexico-United States Case
    Philip Martin
    More Working Paper | Economic Integration and Migration
  14. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    14. The Nature and Pattern of Irregular Migration in the Caribbean
    Elizabeth M. Thomas-Hope
    More Working Paper | Irregular Migration and Asylum Seekers in the Caribbean
  15. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    15. A Tale of Two Countries: Poverty and Income Distribution Among Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Since 1984
    Kraen Blume, Björn Gustafsson, Peder J. Pedersen, Mette Verner
    More Working Paper | A Tale of Two Countries
  16. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    16. Iraqi Asylum Migrants in Jordan: Conditions, Religious Networks and the Smuggling Process
    Géraldine Chatelard
    More Working Paper | Iraqi Forced Migrants in Jordan
  17. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    17. Asylum Seekers as Pariahs in the Australian State
    Claudia Tazreiter
    More Working Paper | Asylum-seekers as Pariahs in the Australian State
  18. Part III: Case Studies of Immigration and Asylum
    18. Controlling Asylum Migration to the Enlarged EU: The Impact of EU Accession on Asylum and Immigration Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
    Catherine Phuong
    More Working Paper | Controlling Asylum Migration to the Enlarged EU
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Endorsements

'The development of effective and just policies on poverty, international migration and asylum is already one of the biggest challenges for policymakers in the twenty-first century. In such rapidly moving fields, this book is a useful and accessible resource for all those attempting to address these complex issues. It will be invaluable to students and researchers internationally and throughout the social sciences, as well as to national, regional and global policymakers.' - Ann Singleton, Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK

'The central challenge of the poverty, migration and asylum nexus is to ensure adequate protection for asylum seekers and refugees while managing migration in line with national priorities in sending and receiving countries. Presenting global aspects, consequences and case studies illustrating this nexus, this book provides an excellent interdisciplinary overview of one of the most compelling issues of our times.' - Dr Thomas Lothar Weiss, Editor-in-Chief of the World Migration Report, International Organization for Migration

'[This book] has few parallels in the breadth and depth of its treatment of contemporary issues in migration. It will satisfy those who thirst for analytical rigour and factual evidence in making up their minds about the complex causes and consequences of migration.' - Manolo I. Abella, Director, International Migration Programme, International Labour Office, Geneva