. However, the impact of immigration on natives in self-employment has not been examined, despite the over-representation of … of plausible parameter values, the model predicts small negative effects of immigration on native self-employment rates … and earnings. Using 1980 and 1990 Census microdata, we then examine the relationship between changes in immigration and …

Immigration is sometimes claimed to be a key contributor to economic growth. Few academic studies, however, examine the … direct link between immigration and growth. And the evidence on the outcomes that the literature does examine (such as the … what we know about the relationship between immigration and growth. The canonical Solow model implies that a one …

We study the immigration policy that maximizes the welfare of the native population in an economy where the government … different tax systems for immigrants and natives, free immigration is optimal. It is also optimal to use the tax system to … encourage the immigration of high-skill workers and discourage that of low-skill workers. When immigrants and natives must be …

We show a causal impact of immigration on innovation and dynamism in US counties. To identify the causal impact of … immigration, we use 130 years of detailed data on migrations from foreign countries to US counties to isolate quasi … recent decades. We show four main results. First, immigration has a positive impact on innovation, measured by the patenting …

which the social security system influences the young decisive voter's attitudes in favor of a more liberal immigration …

We study the effects of immigration on the diversity of consumption choices. Data from California in the 1990s indicate … that immigration is associated with fewer stand-alone retail stores, and a greater number of large and in particular big …-box retailers - evidence that likely contradicts a diversity-enhancing effect of immigration. In contrast, focusing on the …

The theory of factor demand has important implications for the study of the impact of immigration on wages. This paper … theory can be used to check the plausibility of the many contradictory claims that appear throughout the immigration …

always immigration helps sustain the social security …

Immigration is not evenly balanced across groups of workers that have the same education but differ in their work … market impact of immigration by exploiting this variation in supply shifts across education-experience groups. I assume that … substitutes. The analysis indicates that immigration lowers the wage of competing workers: a 10 percent increase in supply reduces …