We study the interaction between the optimal immigration policy of a host country and education policy of a source … source country, and attitudes to immigration in the host country. Of key interest are the implications for the optimal … spending on education in the source country and the optimal immigration quota of the host country. …

Historical experience suggests that when a period of rising immigration is followed by a sudden slump, this can trigger … the slump and immigration policy. First, although immigration flows have responded to the slump, and immigrants have borne … recession for Europe as a whole, attitudes to immigration have not changed very much, and they have been influenced more by …

With the rise of the far-right parties in the European parliamentary elections, concerns over immigration and national … identity have again come into the limelight. In this paper, we document the empirical relationships between immigration, native … concerns over the economic and cultural impact of immigration, and the rise of rightwing political parties in Europe. Empirical …

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …