This study aims at investigating the nature of the causal relationship between immigration and two macroeconomic … causality between immigration and GDP per capita. However, results do not support the hypothesis that immigration causes … unemployment. On the contrary, evidence suggests that unemployment causes immigration. …

developed countries more and more reliant on guest workers and migrants, many people in the rich world are still unconvinced … about the necessity and long-term benefits of immigration, partly because these benefits are difficult to measure and do not … necessarily apply to everybody. In fact, the popular belief is that immigration fuels unemployment and slows down economic growth …

educational level. Our findings show that while they were mainly unemployed prior to immigration, no significant differences in …

This Paper studies the effects of mass immigration from the former USSR to Israel in the 1990s on the employment of the … for native employment and the relative price of domestic goods – is estimated, finding negative effects of immigration on … native employment a year after arrival. The delay in the effect is attributed to a positive impact of immigration on the …

immigration for natives' labour market outcomes, as well as issues linked to immigrants' integration in the host … to immigration.<P>Les migrations dans les pays de l'OCDE : Impact sur le marché du travail et intégration<BR>Les pays de … marché du travail ont un rôle important à jouer afin de favoriser les ajustements économiques associés à l'immigration. …

This working paper assesses the ease of immigrants' integration in OECD labour markets by estimating how an immigration …

This paper assesses the consequences of immigration for natives' unemployment in OECD countries and investigates the … role played by product and labour market policies in the economy's adjustment to immigration inflows. The estimations … magnitude.<P>L'impact de l'immigration sur le chômage dans les pays de l'OCDE<BR>Ce document de travail évalue les conséquences …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the main factors influencing the decision of migrants from South … such relationship varies in intensity among migrants from different countries. Research limitations/implications – This … exercise does not take into account migrants in the USA not included in the US Censuses. Practical implications – The results …