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The immigration debate : studies on the economic, demographic, and fiscal effects of immigration / editors, James P. Smith, Barry Edmonston.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Smith, James P., 1943- editor.
Edmonston, Barry, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.
United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Case studies.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (472 pages) : illustrations, tables
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Presenting nine original and synthesis papers with data and analysis, this title includes case studies of the fiscal effects of immigration in New Jersey and California, studies of the impact of immigration on population redistribution and on crime in the United States, and more.
Contents:
Introduction / James P. Smith
An economic framework for assessing the fiscal impacts of immigration / Thomas Macurdy, Thomas Nechyba, and Jay Bhattacharya
Fiscal impacts of immigrant and native households : a New Jersey case study / Deborah L. Garvey and Thomas J. Espenshade
The fiscal impacts of immigrants : a California case study / Michael S. Clune
The current fiscal impact of immigrants and their descendants : beyond the immigrant household / Ronald D. Lee and Timothy W. Miller
Immigrants and natives in general equilibrium trade models / Daniel Trefler
Labor market outcomes of female immigrants in the United States / Edward Funkhouser and Stephen J. Trejo
Historical background to current immigration issues / Susan B. Carter and Richard Sutch
The economic and demographic consequences of immigration to the United States : quantitative historical perspectives / Susan B. Carter and Richard Sutch
Immigration and crime in the United States / John Hagan and Alberto Palloni
The impact of recent immigration on population redistribution within the United States / William H. Frey and Kao-Lee Liaw.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-309-37068-X
0-585-03071-5
OCLC:
961448676

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