Migration
The Controversies and the Evidence

This 1999 volume investigates the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labour migration, from theoretical and empirical perspectives.

Riccardo C. Faini (Edited by), Jaime de Melo (Edited by), Klaus Zimmermann (Edited by)

9780521662338, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 September 1999

354 pages, 57 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.692 kg

"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

This 1999 volume takes a critical look at the current divide over immigration policies. It hopes to shed 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. It examines the substitutability between trade and migration, the impact of regional integration on the location of economic activity, the role of public goods provisions, and the political economy of migration. Several papers quantify the link between trade, trade policies, migration and income distribution in sending and receiving nations using econometric methods and general equilibrium simulations. Case studies of past and present migration episodes are also presented: the impact of NAFTA on migratory pressure and wage gaps; the trade-migration links between Eastern and Western Europe; and the historical experience with migration flows in the nineteenth century.

Foreword
1. Trade and migration an introduction Riccardo Faini, Jaime de Melo and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Part I. Insights from Theory: 2. Trade liberalisation and factor mobility: an overview
Discussion André Sapir
3. Regional integration, trade and migration: are demand linkages relevant in Europe? Rodney D. Ludema and Ian Wooton
Discussion Giorgio Basevi
4. Beyond international factor movements: cultural preferences, endogenous policies and the migration of people: an overview Arye L. Hillman and Avi Weiss
Discussion Francesco Daveri
5. Trade liberalisation and public-good provision: migration-promoting or migration-deterring? Konstantine Gatsios, Panos Hatzipanayotou and Michael S. Michael
Discussion Ignazio Musu
Part II. Quantifying the Links Between Trade and Migration: 6. Trade and migration: a production-theory approach Ulrich Kohli
Discussion Marzio Galeotti
7. Migration, dual labour markets and social welfare in a small open economy Tobias Muller
Discussion Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
8. Globalisation and migratory pressures from developing countries: a simulation analysis Riccardo Faini, Jean-Marie Grether and Jaime de Melo
Discussion Alessandra Venturini
Part III. Historical and Contemporary Evidence: 9. Were trade and factor mobility substitutes in history? William J. Collins, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey G. Williamson
Discussion Gianni Toniolo
10. Liberalisation and incentives for labour migration: theory with applications to NAFTA James R. Markusen and Steven Zahniser
Discussion Pasquale M. Sgro
11. East-West trade and migration: the Austro-German case Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Discussion Marina Schenkel.

Subject Areas: Economic theory & philosophy [KCA]