The economics of immigration : market-based approaches, social science, and public policy /

"The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence indi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Powell, Benjamin
Format: Printed Book
Published: NewYork Oxford University Press 2015
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration
Immigration
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.
Table of Contents:
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  • 1. Introduction
  • Benjamin Powell
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • 2. The Economic Effects of International Labor Mobility
  • Peter T. Leeson and Zachary Gochenour
  • 3. The Fiscal Impact of Immigration
  • Alex Nowrasteh
  • 4. The Civic and Cultural Assimilation of Immigrants to the United States
  • Jacob Vigdor
  • 5. Employment VISAs: An International Comparison
  • Alexandre Padilla and Nicolás Cachanosky
  • PUBLIC POLICY
  • 6. Immigration Reform: A Modest Proposal
  • Richard K. Vedder
  • 7. Immigration's Future: A Pathway to Legalization and Assimilation
  • Herbert London
  • 8. A Radical Case for Open Borders
  • Bryan Caplan and Vipul Naik
  • 9. Conclusion: Alternative Policy Perspectives
  • Benjamin Powell.

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