Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey / Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pekkala Kerr, Sari.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Kerr, William R.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16736.

NBER working paper series no. w16736

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Economic Impacts of Immigration

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011.

Summary:

This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant workers into host-country labor markets and concomitant effects for natives. The paper then turns to immigration's impact for the public finances of host countries. The final section considers emerging topics in the study of immigration. The survey particularly emphasizes the recent experiences of Northern Europe and Scandinavia and relevant lessons from traditional destination countries like the US.

Notes:

Print version record

January 2011.