Immigration Economics

George J. Borjas

Published by Harvard University Press 2014

Immigration Economics

George J. Borjas

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369900

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About this book

Nearly 3% of the world's population no longer live in the country where they were born. George Borjas synthesizes the theories, models, and econometric methods used to identify the causes and consequences of international labor flows, and lays out with clarity a full spectrum of topics with crucial implications for framing debates over immigration.

Author / Editor information

Borjas George J. :

George J. Borjas is Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Reviews

This excellent book is crisply and clearly written and makes a significant contribution to the fields of labor and immigration economics. It will be a go-to resource on immigration for many years to come.
-- Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego

This book is an excellent synthesis of a diverse set of theory and empirical work on immigration. It is well organized, with early chapters doing a good job of setting up the later ones. I have never seen a better job of bringing together such diverse topics as assimilation, selection, and labor market impacts. The author has done an effective job of simplifying the theories down to their essences; and developing equations that make the theories’ implications plain to see with simple algebra, often accompanied by a clear figure. It will be accessible and interest-provoking to graduate and advanced undergraduate students in economics.
-- Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Selection of Immigrants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
2. Economic Assimilation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3. Immigration and the Wage Structure: Th eory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
4. The Wage Eff ects of Immigration: Descriptive Evidence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
5. The Wage Effects of Immigration: Structural Estimates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6. Labor Market Adjustments to Immigration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
7. The Economic Benefits from Immigration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8. High-Skill Immigration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
9. The Second Generation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
APPENDIX A. Mathematical Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
APPENDIX B. Construction of Data Extracts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 294
Illustrations
- Other: 18 graphs, 36 tables

eBook

Published: June 9, 2014
ISBN: 9780674369900