@inbook {50631,
	title = {Migrant Networks},
	booktitle = {Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {1-13},
	publisher = {Wiley},
	organization = {Wiley},
	abstract = {Migrant networks{\textemdash}webs of social ties between migrants in destination and individuals in origin{\textemdash}are a key determinant of the magnitude and direction of migration flows, as well as migrants{\textquoteright} adaptation outcomes. The increasing emphasis on migrant networks represents a new approach to migration research, which until the late 1980s, had been dominated by economic or political explanations of migration.\&nbsp; This entry summarizes findings on migrant networks from relevant areas of research in anthropology, sociology, demography and economics; identifies the promising lines of inquiry recently undertaken; and points to key issues for future research, such as understanding how migrant networks impact migration behavior and migrants{\textquoteright} experiences. Such research into the specific mechanisms of social transmission will need to engage with the on-going discussions on networks effects and their identification in the social science literature at large, and will necessarily require the interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers.},
	author = {Garip, Filiz and Asad L. Asad}
}
