Causes and Consequences of Global Migration

Cover
Front Matter
	Half title
	Title page
	Copyright information
	Contents
	List of figures
	List of tables
Chapter 1-8
	Chapter 1 What And Why
	Chapter 2 180 Years of Migration
		Background and migration before 1840
		1840–1930: Migration to America
		1930 until today: First lower migration, then rising
		Migration and migrants in the West today
		Final words: The importance of migration
	Chapter 3 Who Migrate?
		How well-informed are migration decisions?
		Who have the most to gain from migrating?
		Who remain in the destination country?
		Final words
	Chapter 4 Migrants’ Incomes In Receiving Countries
		Variation across sending and receiving countries
		Variation in income developments over time
		Refugees
		Descendants of immigrants
		Final words
	Chapter 5 Economic Consequences In Receiving Countries
		Consequences for labor markets
		Consequences for public finances
	Chapter 6 Consequences For Social Cohesion
		Economic inequality
		Ethnic diversity
		Diversity and cohesion
		Attitudes on immigration policy
		Final words
	Chapter 7 Consequences For Poorer Sending Countries
		Remittances
		Brain drain?
		Final words
	Chapter 8 Future Migration
		Recent trends
		Developments in underlying driving forces
		How effectively can migration be controlled?
		The global quest for talent
		Self-regulating legal migration
		Final words—really
End Matter
	References
	Index