Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime. Crucially …

In this paper I provide estimates of the impact of immigration on native wage and employment levels (rather than on … effects in the service sector and large native employment increases in manufacturing due to immigration. This heterogeneous … response is explained by large increases in output in manufacturing, due to a high elasticity of product demand, as immigration …