Carlos Vargas-Silva – författare

The main focus of the papers appearing in the first part of the book is on inequality and its effects on growth, labour market integration and government policies. The book continues by dealing with migration, its determinants and its possible effect on the host country's output, employment and standard of living. Finally, the authors discuss economic growth and its relationship with trade, capital accumulation and internal and external debts.Economists and researchers studying development economics and migration studies will find this original book, with its innovative state-of-the-art studies, of great interest.

Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches in migration research.

The chapters of this interdisciplinary Handbook maintain an introductory level of discussion on migration research methods, while providing readers with references necessary for those wishing to go deeper into the topic. Using a combination of concepts and techniques with research experiences from the field, this Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide.

Master-level students and academics in migration-related programs will find this compendium a useful and stimulating resource. It also discusses issues relating to the collection of data on migrants, including topics such as survey designs, interviewing techniques and ethical issues that policy makers and government employees will find informative.

Advisory Board:Professor Stephen CastlesProfessor Robin CohenProfessor Josh DeWindProfessor Raúl Delgado Wise

Contributors: C. Amuedo-Dorantes, B. Anderson, R. Banerjee, D. Bartram, V. Bilger, I. Bloemraad, P. Boccagni, P.S. Bose, M. Caesar, C. Carletto, J. Carling, S. Castles, A. Chikanda, M.M. Chin, J. Crush, A. de Brauw, R. Delgado Wise, C. Eberhardt, E. Funkhouser, A. Gamlen, A. Hill, D. Hoerder, T. Iosifides, A.O. Law, F.A. Lozano, H. Marquez Covarrubias, D. McKenzie, C. Oxford, J. Parker Talwar, W. Pendleton, S. Pozo, B. Rogaly, M. Ruhs, L. Sanchez-Ayala, J. Shih, M. Siegel, R. Skeldon, M.D. Steinberger, I. van Liempt, C. Vargas-Silva, K. Warner, D. Yang

Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches in migration research. The chapters of this interdisciplinary Handbook maintain an introductory level of discussion on migration research methods, while providing readers with references necessary for those wishing to go deeper into the topic. Using a combination of concepts and techniques with research experiences from the field, this Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide. Master-level students and academics in migration-related programs will find this compendium a useful and stimulating resource. It also discusses issues relating to the collection of data on migrants, including topics such as survey designs, interviewing techniques and ethical issues that policy makers and government employees will find informative. Advisory Board:Professor Stephen CastlesProfessor Robin CohenProfessor Josh DeWindProfessor Raúl Delgado WiseContributors: C. Amuedo-Dorantes, B. Anderson, R. Banerjee, D. Bartram, V. Bilger, I. Bloemraad, P. Boccagni, P.S. Bose, M. Caesar, C. Carletto, J. Carling, S. Castles, A. Chikanda, M.M. Chin, J. Crush, A. de Brauw, R. Delgado Wise, C. Eberhardt, E. Funkhouser, A. Gamlen, A. Hill, D. Hoerder, T. Iosifides, A.O. Law, F.A. Lozano, H. Marquez Covarrubias, D. McKenzie, C. Oxford, J. Parker Talwar, W. Pendleton, S. Pozo, B. Rogaly, M. Ruhs, L. Sanchez-Ayala, J. Shih, M. Siegel, R. Skeldon, M.D. Steinberger, I. van Liempt, C. Vargas-Silva, K. Warner, D. Yang

In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, William Allen and Carlos Vargas-Silva bring together a diverse range of experts to explore the latest research methods in migration studies, taking stock of major changes that have been salient for migration research—as well as the social sciences more broadly—in the last decade. Spanning a variety of different methodologies, this second edition of the Handbook of Research Methods in Migration provides practical guidance on designing, completing, and communicating migration research, considering diverse audiences including migrants themselves.Chapter authors reflect on and engage with trends of migration research, with seventeen new chapters covering developments in data sources, techniques, and practical issues impacting migration researchers. They assess quantitative methods, including surveys, conjoint analysis and satellite data, as well as qualitative methods such as archival research, language patterns and the use of social media. Ultimately, they consider the use of these methods in specific case studies, before focusing on how to address practical and ethical issues that can arise during the process of migration research.Expertly developing the ideas discussed in the first edition, this Handbook is a crucial resource for students and scholars of development studies, human geography and social science research methods. It also appeals to researchers working on migration in all its forms, as well as ethnicity, discrimination and demographic change.