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Foundations of migration economics /
Borjas, George J.
Foundations of migration economics / George J. Borjas and Barry R. Chiswick ; edited by Benjamin Elsner. - First edition. - xviii, 700 P. ; ill. ; 23 cm. - IZA Prize in labor economics . - IZA prize in labor economics series. .
ncludes bibliographical references (pages 643-662) and index.
Table of contents
Part I: Introduction by the Editor
Part II: Assimilation
1: The effect of Americanization on the earnings of foreign-born men
2: Assimilation, changes in cohort quality, and the earnings of immigrants
3: Is the new immigration less skilled than the old?
4: Seld-selection and the earnings of immigrants
5: Human capital and the labor market adjustment of immigrants: testing alternative hypotheses
6: Are immigrants favorably self-selected? An economic analysis
7: The 'negative' assimilation of immigrants: a special case
Part III: Ethnic networks and neighborhoods
8: The self-employment experience of immigrants
9: Differences in education and earnings across racial and ethnic groups: tastes, discrimination, and investments in child quality
10: Ethnic capital and intergenerational mobility
11: Ethnicity, neighborhoods, and human-capital externalities
12: Ethnic networks and language proficiency among immigrants
13: Do enclaves matter in immigrant adjustment
Part IV: Language and human capital
14: Speaking, reading, and earnings among low-skilled immigrants
15: Educational mismatch: are high-skilled immigrants really working in high-skilled jobs, and what price do they pay if they are not?
Part V: Impact on the economy
16: The economic benefits from immigration
17: The labor demand curve is downward sloping: reexamining the impact of immigration on the labor market
18: Does immigration grease the wheels of the labor market
19: Native internal migration and the labor market impact of immigration
Part VI: Our view on migration
9780198788072 (hbk.)
Emigration and immigration
Economic aspects.
Migration economics
331.62 BOR
Foundations of migration economics / George J. Borjas and Barry R. Chiswick ; edited by Benjamin Elsner. - First edition. - xviii, 700 P. ; ill. ; 23 cm. - IZA Prize in labor economics . - IZA prize in labor economics series. .
ncludes bibliographical references (pages 643-662) and index.
Table of contents
Part I: Introduction by the Editor
Part II: Assimilation
1: The effect of Americanization on the earnings of foreign-born men
2: Assimilation, changes in cohort quality, and the earnings of immigrants
3: Is the new immigration less skilled than the old?
4: Seld-selection and the earnings of immigrants
5: Human capital and the labor market adjustment of immigrants: testing alternative hypotheses
6: Are immigrants favorably self-selected? An economic analysis
7: The 'negative' assimilation of immigrants: a special case
Part III: Ethnic networks and neighborhoods
8: The self-employment experience of immigrants
9: Differences in education and earnings across racial and ethnic groups: tastes, discrimination, and investments in child quality
10: Ethnic capital and intergenerational mobility
11: Ethnicity, neighborhoods, and human-capital externalities
12: Ethnic networks and language proficiency among immigrants
13: Do enclaves matter in immigrant adjustment
Part IV: Language and human capital
14: Speaking, reading, and earnings among low-skilled immigrants
15: Educational mismatch: are high-skilled immigrants really working in high-skilled jobs, and what price do they pay if they are not?
Part V: Impact on the economy
16: The economic benefits from immigration
17: The labor demand curve is downward sloping: reexamining the impact of immigration on the labor market
18: Does immigration grease the wheels of the labor market
19: Native internal migration and the labor market impact of immigration
Part VI: Our view on migration
9780198788072 (hbk.)
Emigration and immigration
Economic aspects.
Migration economics
331.62 BOR