Can history shed light on the modern debate about immigration's labor market impact in high wage economies? This paper … global century. It then assesses the effects of immigration on wages and employment with and without international capital … examines the relationship between migration and capital flows in the age of mass migration before 1914, the so-called first …

small to no impact on local housing prices. These facts together suggest that immigration attracted natives who value labor … immigration had positive effects on local firm creation and on native wages but reduced the quality of local amenities. It had …In this study, we first evaluate the effect of a significant increase in low-skilled immigration in Korean …

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 …

immigration policies of the two countries began to diverge considerably: the United States stressing family reunification and …

We examine how the large, one-time legalization authorized by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) has … affected the scale and character of immigration to the U.S. since the late 1980s. Exploiting cross-country variation in the …, mostly immediate family. There is little evidence that the legalization increased subsequent unauthorized migration; in fact …

generally, an interaction term between skills and GDP per capita has a negative impact in regressions explaining anti-globalization … sample being high-skilled has a negative (if statistically insignificant) impact on pro-globalization sentiment. More …The aim of the paper is to see whether individuals' attitudes towards globalization are consistent with the predictions …

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 …

labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more …In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and … regions, relative to natives. Immigrants are different from natives in several economically relevant skills. Their impact on …