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immigration from a theoretical and empirical point of view. Our analysis supports the role played by economic channels (labour … and the very low fractions of voters favouring immigration are consistent with the median voter framework. At the same … time, given the extent of individual-level opposition to immigration that appears in the data, it is somewhat puzzling, in …
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While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …
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two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to … indeed more religious than the populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while … Europe it has mainly the function of a buffer and of a “balm for the soul”. There is an extensive literature on the ‘bridge …
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We study the determinants of 19th century mass migration with special attention to the role of institutional factors beside standard economic fundamentals. We find that economic forces associated with income and demographic differentials had a major role in the determination of this historical...
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Using a large new data set, we analyse the labour market performance of Portuguese workers in Germany. While previous …
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) generate strong economic incentives for immigration. The drastic political changes in Eastern Europe generate emigration … immigration can compensate for demographic losses due to the decline and ageing of the European labour force. Economic theory …
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In this paper I empirically investigate the determinants of migration inflows into fourteen OECD countries by country of origin, between 1980 and 1995. I analyze the effect on migration of average income and income dispersion in destination and origin countries. I also examine the impact of...
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, particularly in Europe. Finally, we ask whether greater international coordination could produce better outcomes for refugee …
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Governments have rarely been successful in adhering to intended consequences of temporary guest-worker policies. The conduit for legal entry of workers has resulted in a population of illegal workers, as the initially legal workers make the move to illegal employment. In this paper we examine...
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Since the 1970s Britain has gone from being a country of net emigration to one of net immigration, with a trend … increase in immigration of more than 100,000 per year. This Paper represents the first attempt to model the variations in net … results suggest that while improved economic performance in the UK relative to overseas has tended to increase immigration …
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