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 …

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 …

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing …

This paper examines how immigration affects native wages by exploiting an unexpected episode of immigrant influx. The … episode happened in Hong Kong, when its government unexpectedly relaxed the restriction on immigration from mainland China in … the employment share of immigrants across occupations for identification. To tackle endogeneity between wages and …

Illegal immigration has been the focus of much debate in receiving countries, but little is known about what drives … exposure is significantly correlated with public opinion on illegal immigration. Controlling for education, income and ideology … entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration. …

large expansion of employment in high immigration regions. Specifically, most industries in high-immigration regions …In recent years, Spain has received unprecedented immigration flows. Between 2001 and 2006 the fraction of the … (relative to population), immigration increased the high school dropout population by 24%, while only increasing the number of …