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- catalog abstract ""About fifty-five million Europeans migrated to the New World between 1850 and 1914. This was an unprecedented migration that marked a profound shift in the distribution of global population and economic activity." "In The Age of Mass Migration: An Economic Analysis, Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson document this exodus and analyze its causes and effects. Their comprehensive study explores several key areas of inquiry that are still contested today, such as: Why did a nation's emigration rate typically rise with early industrialization? How did immigrants choose their destinations? Were international labor markets segmented? How successfully did migrants assimilate in host country labor markets? Did immigrants "rob" jobs from locals? Did emigration improve the lot of those left behind? The authors, both eminent economic historians, confront these questions in fresh ways. They consider existing debates in light of contemporary evidence and open new lines of inquiry. Above all, they argue that mass migration made an important contribution to the striking convergence of living standards between poor and rich countries in the West."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10426891.
- catalog contributor b10426892.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""About fifty-five million Europeans migrated to the New World between 1850 and 1914. This was an unprecedented migration that marked a profound shift in the distribution of global population and economic activity." "In The Age of Mass Migration: An Economic Analysis, Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson document this exodus and analyze its causes and effects. Their comprehensive study explores several key areas of inquiry that are still contested today, such as: Why did a nation's emigration rate typically rise with early industrialization? How did immigrants choose their destinations? Were international labor markets segmented? How successfully did migrants assimilate in host country labor markets? Did immigrants "rob" jobs from locals? Did emigration improve the lot of those left behind? The authors, both eminent economic historians, confront these questions in fresh ways. They consider existing debates in light of contemporary evidence and open new lines of inquiry. Above all, they argue that mass migration made an important contribution to the striking convergence of living standards between poor and rich countries in the West."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. What This Book Is About 2. The Issues 3. Why Did Europeans Emigrate? 4. Cycles, Swings, and Shocks: Waiting to Make the Move 5. After the Famine: Irish Experience 6. Segmented Markets, Multiple Destinations: Italian Experience 7. Assimilating the Immigrant: An American Melting Pot? 8. Absorbing the Immigrant: The Impact on Americans 9. Labor Market Impact at Home: Ireland and Sweden 10. Labor Market Impact Abroad and Convergence 11. Mass Migration and Inequality Trends Within Countries 12. Coda: The Evolution of a Global Labor Market.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-290) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 301 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195116518 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "331.12/791/09034 21".
- catalog subject "Emigration and immigration Economic aspects History.".
- catalog subject "Foreign workers History.".
- catalog subject "JV6217 .H37 1998".
- catalog subject "Labor market History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. What This Book Is About 2. The Issues 3. Why Did Europeans Emigrate? 4. Cycles, Swings, and Shocks: Waiting to Make the Move 5. After the Famine: Irish Experience 6. Segmented Markets, Multiple Destinations: Italian Experience 7. Assimilating the Immigrant: An American Melting Pot? 8. Absorbing the Immigrant: The Impact on Americans 9. Labor Market Impact at Home: Ireland and Sweden 10. Labor Market Impact Abroad and Convergence 11. Mass Migration and Inequality Trends Within Countries 12. Coda: The Evolution of a Global Labor Market.".
- catalog title "The age of mass migration : causes and economic impact / Timothy J. Hatton, Jeffrey G. Williamson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".