This is the first study to examine the poverty outcomes of international migration through
comparisons of three family generations of 'settler'migrants spanning multiple destinations …

International migration is a life-changing process, but do the migrants and their families fare
economically better than those who stayed behind? Drawing on the largest database …

Academic interest in migration and its effects has been increasing over recent decades.
Throughout the twentieth century, European powers came face to face with cultures often …

This chapter maps out the empirical works focussed on the relationship between poverty
and international migration while situating them within the wider literature that qualitatively …

Unlike much of the existing research on the subject, this study adopts a theory-driven
approach to investigating migrant poverty. This chapter thus aims to define the concept and …

This chapter presents and interprets the results obtained from the statistical analyses of the
2000 Families Survey data to shed light upon the poverty impact of international migration …

This chapter looks at the discussions on the potential of international migration for bringing
advancements in living standards for the migrants themselves, their families, and societies. It …

This chapter presents the methodological approach taken to empirically investigate migrant
poverty. It starts by depicting the key characteristics of the target population and the sample …

This chapter explores the links between migration and poverty, and their implications for
social policy. It argues that research on linkages between migration and poverty can, and …

Internal and international migration have traditionally been studied separately. It is indeed
the case that there are key differences between these two migration types, especially in …