Economic Interdependence and Migration Dynamics in Asia

This paper searches first for alternative explanations about migration dynamics and, in particular, the migration transition in Asian countries, and raises the question whether increasing economic interdependence will increase labor mobility and attempts to explain the association between them with a simple model.

Abstract

"This paper searches first for alternative explanations about migration dynamics and, in particular, the migration transition in Asian countries. It raises the question whether increasing economic interdependence will increase labor mobility and attempts to explain the association between them with a simple model. Countries in the region are divided [into] three groups with regard to international labor migration: transitional, non-transitional exporters, and non-transitional importers. Increasing economic integration will lead to migration transition for many Asian countries, but with uncertainties concerning in particular China and South Asia."