Download This PaperWhy Do People Migrate? A Review of the Theoretical Literature
Maastrcht Graduate School of Governance Working Paper No. 2008/WP002
25 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2008
Date Written: January 2008
Abstract
Massey et al. (1994) is a ground-breaking paper in the migration literature that discusses and unifies different migration theories. However, their review and synthesis is incomplete and fairly brief for researchers interested in a deeper understanding of the migration theory literature. This paper therefore aims to review the complete spectrum of economic migration theory from the 1950s until today and to show the differences and complementarities between the different approaches.
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Hagen-Zanker, Jessica and Hagen-Zanker, Jessica, Why Do People Migrate? A Review of the Theoretical Literature (January 2008). Maastrcht Graduate School of Governance Working Paper No. 2008/WP002, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1105657 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1105657
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