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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, but …
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demand and technology, production expansion, and specialization of native workers as immigration rises. …
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This paper examines empirically the interaction between immigration and host country economic conditions. We employ …
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We empirically assess the relationship between cultural assimilation and subjective well-being of immigrants by using the German Socio-Economic Panel, a longitudinal dataset including information on both the economic and non-economic conditions of the respondents. We find that the more...
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This paper examines effects of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990 on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and … STEM flows. We find that the Immigration Act changed natives' skill investment and utilization in three ways: (1) it pushed …
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Previous studies show that immigrants married to natives earn higher wages than immigrants married to other immigrants. Using data from the 1980-2000 U.S. censuses and the 2005- 2010 American Community Surveys, we show that these wage premiums have increased over time. Our evidence suggests that...
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