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immigration due to its apparently unbearable social and political costs. However these costs are never measured and made … comparable across countries. In this paper we first discuss theoretically how tradable immigration quotas (TIQs) can reveal … countries and other immigration targets. Both applications are seen as possible precursors to a full implementation of a TIQs …
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inefficient as it fails to internalize such externality. In addition, host countries quite often restrict immigration due to its … this paper we first discuss theoretically how tradable immigration quotas (TIQs) can reveal countries' comparative …
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. This large scale immigration within a short time period had important social, as well as, economic consequences. The paper … reviews the existing evidence and concludes that on average the economic effects of immigration were beneficial, although … their distributional consequences were adverse. Greek immigration policy was haphazard and more efforts are needed in order …
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-skilled labor, leading many European economists to argue for an immigration policy directed at actively recruiting highly qualified … workers from abroad. It has further been argued that an immigration policy that is tailored to attract young and economically …, the paper discusses expectations on future migration flows and the policy options of immigration countries for dealing …
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Based on data from the BHPS and the GSOEP, we analyse the economic performance of various ethnic groups in the UK and West Germany, as well as the effects of income redistribution on these populations. Taking the indigenous population of each country as the reference category, we find that, as a...
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size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions. For this purpose we construct a panel of …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regio nal …
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We construct a matrix showing the share of the year 2000 population in every country that is descended from people in different source countries in the year 1500. Using this matrix, we analyze how post-1500 migration has influenced the level of GDP per capita and within-country income inequality...
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We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …
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This paper analyzes what the author views as the current top ten myths and fallacies regarding immigration and … immigration policy in the United States. …
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The purpose in this paper is to survey the course of immigration into Denmark and research and studies related to the … paper goes on to survey immigration policy and available evidence regarding the labour market integration of both 1. and 2 … situation. Finally, the paper summarizes available results regarding the impact on public finances from immigration. …
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