We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical … immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily depends on native’s preferences for private versus public good … spending. We empirically test our theoretical hypotheses, the `fiscal effect’ and the `anti-social effect’ of immigration using …

, wages, and the inequality of wages within firms. While the average amount spent on employer-provided training is low in … IT-courses. We find a significant relationship between training and wages, the coefficient is about 0.05. We find no … significant effect of training on the inequality of wages within firms. …

) employment of agency workers in a firm, if they manage to bargain higher wages for their members. We estimate the relationship … collective bar- gaining have lower wages in the presence of agency workers, suggesting that agency workers are hired against the …

, as well as the distinct immigration experiences and spatial patterns that shape racial and ethnic inequality in … homeownership. The unique (merged) dataset enables the authors to distinguish assimilation (length of residence) from immigration … the importance of immigration and spatial context in determining Asian and Mexican homeownership rates, and emphasize the …

arrangements, parental work patterns, and immigration attributes shape racial and ethnic variation in child poverty. Results from … especially consequential for black and Puerto-Rican economic circumstances. Child immigration generation and parental length of …

, more unemployment, lower wages, lessens over time but is still present after three years. …