The present study aims to propose a frame of reference for analysing and understanding recent migration dynamics and the possible impact of economic integration under NAFTA on the size, composition and forms of migration between Mexico and the United States. In that regard, our argument is that...

This paper analyses the impact of immigration on the welfare of the native population in an economy that consists of skilled and unskilled workers. Due to unionisation, the wage rate in the market for unskilled labour is above the competitive level. For a given skill endowment of the native...

We analyze the effects of increased immigration of foreign workers on the unionization rates of native workers in Austrian firms over the period 2002-2012. Our results suggest that lower union density of natives' in firms with more foreign workers is driven not by natives leaving unions, but by...