. With new data on selective immigration during the era of mass migrations at the end of the 19th century, we show that human … our estimations, the effect of selective immigration on real GDP per capita in the year 2000 is significant and equals … process. -- Migration ; Economic growth ; Brazil ; Human capital ; Path dependency …

This paper proposes a chronology for the German-speaking immigration to São Paulo, Brazil (1840-1920) by identifying … four main types: (i) spontaneous individual immigration; (ii) specialized laborers in public works, mainly road … private rural colonies. In the sequence, the immigration waves of the last two types are studied in detail, showing how they …

. However, the growth impact of immigration is small even in countries that have highly selective migration policies. …

increase immigration in the coming years to per capita levels not reached since the 1920s. We argue that economic immigration … examine the potential for increases in Canadian immigration levels to achieve this objective. Our analysis suggests that … Canada is not well-positioned to leverage heightened immigration to boost GDP per capita owing primarily to weak capital …

State São Paulo, Brazil. Using a new dataset based on Almanacs from 1873 and 1888, we are able to test if (i) the cultural …