title: The troublesome Gulf: research on migration to the Middle East.
abstract: "This review of recent research outlines changes in the composition and organization of labor supplies to the Middle East since the 1970s and indicates some effects on both sending and receiving countries. Before the recent Gulf war, Asians increasingly supplanted Arab migrant workers, entering the Gulf labor force through kinship networks, recruitment agencies and project-tied migration.  At the national level, this emigration has sometimes led to severe labor shortages, as in Pakistan. Another effect is the impact of remittances on saving and investment behavior. A few detailed studies about countries of origin have provided insights into the push factors of the migration process; however, a major problem limiting research is poor survey and census data."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abella
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005376:Financial Management; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007449:Investments; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Destination; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Financial Activities; Human Resources; International Migration; Investments; Labor Force; Literature Review; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Microeconomic Factors; Migrant Workers; Migration; Origin; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Research Methodology; Savings