In many immigrant-receiving countries, the increased rate and diversification of immigration has placed immigrant integration high on academic and political agendas. Immigrant integration must also be understood within increasingly complex contexts due to the global recession an…
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The high rate of migration of young people to urban and economic centers in the context of persistent poverty and devastating HIV/AIDS burden raise intricate social policy questions on early sexual behavior in Nigeria. This dissertation explores the linkages between patterns of …
This paper investigates the role of risk in rural to urban migration decisions using Indonesian household-level panel data. Specifically, I use consumption data and measures of household risk aversion to test whether rural to urban migration is a means of managing risk among uni…
This dissertation studies how internal migration and labor mobility shape labor productivity in different contexts. In the first chapter, with Daniel Lopes and Leonardo Monasterio, I investigate how descendants of immigrants have spread the impacts of historical immigration in B…
This dissertation examines a type of internal migration that has received scant attention before: the ethnic affinity migration in which natives who are ethnic minorities migrate domestically towards immigrant groups that they share ethnic connections to. Specifically, I study t…
I combine micro-level data and structural models to study the interaction between trade, innovation, and human capital. In the first chapter, I examine how China's expansion of college education since 1999 affects innovation and exports' skill content. This policy change is inte…
"Leading mobilities theorist Mimi Sheller offers an up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the complex mobility disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath in this timely Advanced Introduction. It outlines the formation of the interdisciplinary field of mobility studie…
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive a…
The border is one of the most urgent issues of our times. We tend to think of a border as a static line, but recent bordering techniques have broken away from the map, as governments have developed legal tools to limit the rights of migrants before and after they enter a country…
The border is one of the most urgent issues of our times. We tend to think of a border as a static line, but recent bordering techniques have broken away from the map, as governments have developed legal tools to limit the rights of migrants before and after they enter a country…
The border is one of the most urgent issues of our times. We tend to think of a border as a static line, but recent bordering techniques have broken away from the map, as governments have developed legal tools to limit the rights of migrants before and after they enter a country…
Provides a history of emigration since the 19th century and current trends. Highlights the effects of remittances on consumption, investment, and growth. Looks at cross-border migration, with a special focus on Bangladeshi coming to India. Discusses gender issues and possible ch…
Contains 18 essays which focus on the need for capacity building at the grassroots level to enable indigenous people to participate in the economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental processes necessary for sustainable development.
