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Migration: The Controversies and the Evidence - Hardcover

 
9780521662338: Migration: The Controversies and the Evidence
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521662338 ISBN 13: 9780521662338
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This volume takes a critical look at the current divide over immigration policies. It hopes to shed new light on the debate by bringing together papers that investigate the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labor migration, from theoretical and empirical perspectives. The team of distinguished international contributors suggests far-reaching implications for business, policy making and scholarship. This is a significant addition to the literature on the economics of migration.

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Book Description

This volume takes a critical look at the current divide over immigration policies. It hopes to shed new light on the debate by bringing together papers that investigate the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labour migration, from theoretical and empirical perspectives. The team of distinguished international contributors including William J. Collins, Kevin O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Gianni Toniolo, James R. Markusen suggest far-reaching implications for business, policy making and scholarship. A significant addition to the literature on the economics of migration.

Review

"Ten papers...investigate the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labor migration, to learn if trade and migration are substitutes." Journal of Economic Literature

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521662338
ISBN 13 
9780521662338
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
354
Editor
Faini Riccardo C., De Melo Jaime, Zimmermann Klaus