Will economic development in poor countries cause less migration, or more? this simple
question has tremendous relevance to the future of migration policy as the world develops …

Urbanization, rising income inequality, and increasing class segregation have produced a
geographic concentration of affluence and poverty throughout the world, creating a radical …

Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced in recent years by several
countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence the income of rural …

Human capital is supposed to be an important factor for innovation and economic
development. However, the long-run impact of human capital on current innovation and …

This book provides a theoretical account of the causes, nature, and extent of the movement
of international South-North migrants between affluent and poorer countries. The puzzle is …

Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and
international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914—the first great …

During the age of mass migration (1850–1913), one of the largest migration episodes in
history, the United States maintained a nearly open border, allowing the study of migrant …

Emigration first increases and then decreases as a country experiences economic
development. This inverted U-shaped, cross-sectional relationship between emigration and …

Anti-immigrant sentiment reached a fever pitch after 9/11, but its origins go back much
further. Public rhetoric aimed at exposing a so-called invasion of Latino immigrants has …