We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration … among natives. Next, we unpack the channels behind the political effects of immigration, distinguishing between economic and …

How does previous exposure to massive immigrant inflows affect concerns about current immigration and the integration …

. Scholars attribute the success of refugee groups to governmental programs on assimilation and integration. Before 1948, however …

the economics of immigration. For the US, it has been difficult to answer this question for the period when the … immigration rate was at its historical peak, between the 1840s and 1920s. We develop new datasets of linked census records for … concentrated in jobs with lower initial status but higher upward mobility. The difference in assimilation over time is thus rooted …

Economists are often puzzled by the stronger public opposition to immigration than trade, since the two policies have … similar effects on wages. Unlike trade, however, immigration can alter the composition of the local population, imposing … toward immigration. We use data for 21 countries in the 2002 European Social Survey, which included a series of questions on …