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 …

Students of social inequality have noted the presence of mechanisms militating toward
cumulative advantage and increasing inequality. Social scientists have established that …

Recent studies show that racism may influence health inequities. As individuals grow from
infancy into old age, they encounter social institutions that may create new exposures to …

How can big data help to understand the migration phenomenon? In this paper, we try to
answer this question through an analysis of various phases of migration, comparing …

The contribution of this paper to the social capital literature is threefold. First, we set up a
new framework for measurement, allowing us to build indicators for five different dimensions …

Using data from a survey of rural–urban migrants in a city in China, this paper investigates
the relationships between migrant–resident ties and migrant integration. Migrant integration …

Do negative shocks in origin countries encourage or inhibit international migration? What
roles do networks play in modifying out-migration responses? The answers to these …

This article examines the role of migrant social networks in international migration and
extends prior research by testing the strength of tie theory, decomposing networks by …

Using longitudinal data, this paper analyses the effect of different forms of social capital on
the likelihood of employment and the occupational status of first generation immigrant men …

Acknowledgement of the prominent role of social networks in migration studies marked a
significant departure from earlier studies, suggesting that social networks determine …