Emigration and its effects on the sending country / edited by Beth J. Asch with Courtland Reichmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

Asch, Beth J.

Reichmann, Courtland, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Emigration and immigration.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--Case studies.

United States.

Europe--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 210 pages)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1994.

Summary:

While the effects of immigration on the receiving country have received a great deal of attention, less has been paid to its affects on the sending country. The available data suggest that, on net, emigration has a positive effect on the sending country. For example, by decreasing the labor pool in the sending country, emigration helps to alleviate unemployment and increase the incomes of the remaining workers. Also, emigres often send money home, enhancing their families' standards of living and thereby contributing both to the home economy and the nations' trade balance. Most emigres are young, male, and married, however, so there can be a destabilizing effect on the family. Some countries have attempted to restrict immigration, in the belief that it does not enhance economic development. However, the evidence suggests that, because of the benefits noted above, this might result in an even greater economic decline than such countries fear.