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1 online resource (ix, 399 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Economic progress of immigrants / George J. Borjas -- Educational attainment of immigrants / Julian R. Betts and Magnus Lofstrom -- Diversity and immigration / Edward P. Lazear -- Convergence in employment rates of immigrants / Edward Funkhouser -- Changing skill of new immigrants to the United States / Guillermina Jasso, Mark R. Rosenzweig, and James P. Smith -- More things change / David Card, John DiNardo, and Eugena Estes -- Do children of immigrants make differential use of public health insurance? / Janet Currie -- Social security benefits of immigrants and U.S. born / Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier -- Role of deportation in the incarceration of immigrants / Kristin F. Butcher and Anne Morrison Piehl. |
| Summary |
The United States is now admitting nearly one million legal immigrants per year, while the flow of illegal aliens into the country continues to increase steadily. The debate over immigration policy has typically focused on three fundamental questions: How do immigrants perform economically relative to others? What effects do immigrants have on the employment opportunities of other workers? What kind of immigration policy is most beneficial to the host country? This authoritative volume represents a move beyond purely descriptive assessments of labor market consequences toward a more fully deve. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects. |
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Emigration and immigration -- History.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Borjas, George J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Issues in the economics of immigration. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000 (DLC) 99039690 |
| ISBN |
0226066673 (electronic book) |
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9780226066677 (electronic book) |
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9780226066318 |
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9780226066677 |
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0226066312 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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