The effects of immigration are reasonably well understood in developed countries, but they are far more poorly … studying the effects of immigration to Brazil during the Age of Mass Migration on its agricultural sector in 1920. This context … benefits from the widely recognized value of historical perspective in studies of the effects of immigration. But unlike …

mobility in Argentina and immigration contributed positively to the process of economic development. We then turn our focus to …

productivity growth as well as local exposures to global shocks--technology, trade, immigration, and population aging--predict the …

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 …

To spur entrepreneurship and economic growth, an increasing number of countries have introduced immigration policies … this immigration policy increased the likelihood that U.S.-based immigrants have a start-up in Canada by 69%. Our results … communities in the origin location. Overall, our study unveils the importance of immigration policies in determining founding …

passes validity tests and has reasonably strong power. Second, we provide estimates of the impact of immigration on the … of natives in response to immigrants. Using these estimates, we calculate that immigration, thanks to native …