Christopher Parsons
Student details
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Nationality:
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British
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Previous Qualifications:
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BSc Econ Cardiff University, MSc Economics and Development Economics University of Nottingham
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Current Status:
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MPhil
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Year of Entry:
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2008
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Expected Completion Date:
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2011
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Supervisor/s:
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Dr Peter Wright
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Research Topic:
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Essays on international migration
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Link to Research Group:
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The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)
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Main Funding Source:
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ESRC
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Contact
School of Economics
Room C42 , Sir Clive Granger Building
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)115 95 15870
Fax: +44(0)115 951 4159
Email: lexcrp1@nottingham.ac.uk
Research Summary
The thesis focuses upon the links between international migration and various aspects of economic development. Since the paucity of migration data is widely perceived to be one of the greatest obstacles in furthering our understanding of international migration, the first step will be to collate new macroeconomic data on international migration.
The first substantial chapter will concentrate upon the evolution of global immigrant-links - those business links fostered by migrants between the host and home countries. Although a growing discourse in this field generally finds a positive association between the presence of migrants and bilateral trade flows these studies tend to concentrate upon single developed nations. The application of the new dataset will allow the entire globe to be studied over time and as such a global estimate can be calculated for the first time.
Subsequent chapters might then focus upon the endogeneity between trade and migration and transnationalism - attempting to distinguish between permanent and temporary migrations on a global basis.
Details of Publications:
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'The impact of liberalising labour mobility in the Pacific Region' (2008) Terrie L. Walmsley, Amer Ahmed and Christopher Parsons, in 'Trade, Migration and Labour Mobility' M. A. Razzaque ed., Cameron May.
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'Quantifying International Migration: A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks' (2006) Christopher Parsons, Ronald Skeldon, Terrie Walmsley and L. Alan Winters, in 'International Migration and Economic Development' C. Ozden and M. Schiff eds. World Bank Trade and Development Series, Palgrave Macmillan.
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'The GMig2 Database: A Database of Bilateral Labour Migration, Wages and Remittances' (2005) Terrie L. Walmsley, Amer Ahmed and Christopher Parsons, GTAP Research Memorandum No.6.
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'Measuring the Impact of the Movement of Labour Using a Model of Bilateral Migration Flows' (2005) Terrie L. Walmsley, L. Alan Winters, Amer Ahmed, Christopher Parsons, 2005 GTAP Conference Paper.
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'Quantifying the International Bilateral Movement of Migrants', (2005) Christopher Parsons, Ronald Skeldon, Terrie L. Walmsley, and L. Alan Winters, DRC on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, Working Paper T13 - featured in Global Economic Prospects 2006, World Bank.