This volume addresses pertinent questions related to crossborder labor migration and puts forward a labor market perspective that goes beyond the national frame of reference prevailing in most of the extant labor market scholarship.ampampnbsp In four sections the volume pulls together a number of key threads How can we theoretically grasp global labor markets What does existing empirical research reveal about the current state of affairs and the historical development of global labor markets provided that they can even be regarded as global How is the emergence of bordercrossing labor markets influenced by existing institutions international intermediaries and social networks The editors have crafted a coherent volume that enriches our understanding of both globalization and labor markets.