An economic theory of immigration and immigrant absorption for a religious minority is developed and applied to Jewish …

the mass migration of former Soviet Union Jews to Israel during the 1990s. Once in Israel, these immigrants faced none of … the legal barriers that are typically posed by migration regulations around the world, offering a unique backdrop to study …

following: between 1882-1947, in successive waves of immigration, some 543,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, joining the 24 …A snapshot at figures of immigration (Aliyah) to the Land of Israel (Palestine) and to the State of Israel reveals the … population was about 24 percent, and between 1948-1952, mass immigration of 711,000 supplemented a population of 630 …

the migration of former Soviet Union Jews to Israel during the 1990s. This setting presents unique institutional features …

The paper provides an analysis of the recent immigration history of New Zealand and Australia. It starts with a … description of the quantitative dimension of immigration: how many immigrants entered the two countries, and what was the … contribution of external migration to population growth. Next, similarities and differences in the current immigration policies are …

, with religion seen as a potential barrier. We investigate the role of ethnic enclaves and churches for the assimilation of …

data and exploit exogenous variation in both immigration flows and diversity induced by former settlements, WWI and the … 1920s Immigration Acts. We find that co-ethnic networks play an important role in attracting immigrant inventors. However … become major receivers of migrant flows and, in a long-term perspective, have started thinking about immigration in terms of …

—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences …, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …