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Title Immigration, trade, and the labor market / edited by John M. Abowd and Richard B. Freeman.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1991]
©1991

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 432 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
Note "Papers presented at a conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 11-12 September 1987"--Preface.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Immigration and self-selection / George J. Borjas -- Undocumented Mexican-born workers in the United States : how many, how permanent? / George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman, and Kevin Lang -- The effect of policy restrictions on capital and labor flows in Mexico / Juan Diez-Canedo R. -- Internal migration of U.S. immigrants / Ann P. Bartel and Marianne J. Koch -- Migration, ethnicity, and labor force activity / Marta Tienda and Franklin D. Wilson -- Labor market adjustments to increased immigration / Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel -- The effects of immigration on the labor market outcomes of less-skilled natives / Joseph G. Altonji and David Card -- Industrial wage and employment determination in an open economy / Richard B. Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz -- Foreign-owned businesses in the United States / Jonathan S. Leonard and Rachel McCulloch.
Immigration, international trade, and the wages of native workers / Peter Kuhn and Ian Wooton -- Immigrants, labor market pressures, and the composition of the aggregate demand / Susan M. Collins -- An analysis of the earnings of Canadian immigrants / David E. Bloom and Morley Gunderson -- The effects of international competition on collective bargaining outcomes : a comparison of the United States and Canada / John M. Abowd and Thomas Lemieux -- Male immigrant wage and unemployment experience in Australia / John J. Beggs and Bruce J. Chapman -- Why are low-skilled immigrants in the United States poorly paid relative to their Australian counterparts : some of the issues illustrated in the context of the footwear, clothing, and textile industries / R.G. Gregory, R. Anstie, and E. Klug.
Appendix : The NBER immigration, trade, and labor markets data files / John M. Abowd.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Foreign workers -- United States -- Congresses.
Foreign workers.
United States.
Foreign workers -- Canada -- Congresses.
Canada.
Foreign workers -- Australia -- Congresses.
Australia.
Labor market -- United States -- Congresses.
Labor market.
Labor market -- Canada -- Congresses.
Labor market -- Australia -- Congresses.
Foreign trade and employment -- United States -- Congresses.
Foreign trade and employment.
Foreign trade and employment -- Canada -- Congresses.
Foreign trade and employment -- Australia -- Congresses.
Indexed Term Labour market
United States
Canada
Australia
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Abowd, John M.
Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
Other Form: Print version: Immigration, trade, and the labor market. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1991 0226000958 9780226000954 (DLC) 90024954 (OCoLC)22861370
ISBN 9780226000961 (electronic book)
0226000966 (electronic book)
0226000958 (acid-free paper)
9780226000954