Currently, two distinct bodies of scholarship address the increased volume and diversity of
global return migration since the mid-1990s. The economic sociology of return, which …

Returnee entrepreneurs are individuals who return to their home country to start a new
venture after studying or working abroad. Such individuals are argued to be key agents of …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

Average living standards are converging among develo** countries and faster growing
economies see more progress against poverty. Yet we do not find poverty convergence; …

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become
entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward …

Can international migration promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for
political accountability? A behavioral measure of the population's desire for better …

This study uses data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Measurement Study survey to
assess the impact of past migration experience of Albanian households on non‐farm …

The purpose of this study is to gather information about the determinants and characteristics
of the owners/managers of small-and medium-sized hotels (SMSHs) and identify various …

Numerous studies have documented a high propensity for self-employment and business
formation among return migrants relative to non-migrants. The literature points to the …

This article studies the link between migration, remittances and asset accumulation for a
panel of poor rural households in Mexico over the period 1997–2006. In a context of …