determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …

migration waves of the late 19th and early 20th centuries has left a legacy on the economic development of the counties where … look at the geography of migration across US counties in the 48 continental states. We then link this settlement pattern of … number of factors which may have influenced both the location of migrants at the time of migration, as well as for the …

Migration research has been quite successful in explaining changes in migration flows. Less satisfactory are its …

economic assimilation of immigrants, somewhat less attention has been devoted to other - and equally crucial - dimensions of … migrants’ integration, namely the process of social assimilation. The aim of this paper is to take a close look at migrants … short term migration, where migrants tend to be constantly marginalized. Third, education has a significant impact on the …

immigrants’ ethnic persistence and assimilation. The estimated effect of these measures on risk proclivity suggests that … could also help explain differences in economic assimilation of immigrants. …

networks exist when assimilation is not complete. We consider the struggle of migrants to assimilate and, at the same time, the … struggle of the local population to prevent such assimilation. These activities affect trade possibilities. Moreover, we show … assimilation activities and instead invest in anti-assimilation activities in order to preserve immigrants’ preferences for home …