International Migration: Trends, Policy and Economic Impact (Contemporary Economic Policy)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Tables......Page 8
Figures......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 15
Immigration in New Zealand and Australia: a quantitative view......Page 20
Occupational migration......Page 24
Cultural diversity......Page 25
The point system......Page 27
Outcomes......Page 31
Summary and conclusions......Page 36
References......Page 37
2 Canadian immigration......Page 40
Conclusions......Page 57
Notes......Page 58
Bibliography......Page 59
Introduction......Page 60
Is there an immigration surplus?......Page 62
The impact of immigration in an open economy......Page 63
Determinants of individual preferences over immigration policy......Page 65
Infinitesimal immigration......Page 67
Sustained immigration......Page 69
Unequal capital distribution across households......Page 72
Traded goods only......Page 75
Non-traded sector......Page 76
Dual labor markets and “guest-worker” migration......Page 77
Segregation and discrimination in the efficiency wage model......Page 78
The choice of migration policy......Page 80
Conclusions......Page 81
Notes......Page 82
References......Page 84
A general equilibrium model of migration and a welfare state......Page 88
Attractiveness of the welfare state to migrants......Page 90
A benchmark case: no redistribution policies......Page 91
Redistribution policy......Page 93
Political-economy effects on the host country......Page 95
Redistribution policy in a direct democracy......Page 97
The effects of migration on redistribution......Page 100
Appendix 1: the welfare state and the skill mix of migration......Page 102
Appendix 2: migrants vote vs. migrants do not vote......Page 104
References......Page 106
Introduction......Page 108
Evolution of Mexico-US migration......Page 109
Maquiladoras: substitute for guest-workers?......Page 113
NAFTA’s migration effects......Page 115
Trade theory and migration......Page 117
Technology differences......Page 118
Economies of scale......Page 119
Imperfect markets......Page 120
NAFTA and migration: 1994–2010......Page 121
Conclusions......Page 124
Notes......Page 126
Bibliography......Page 127
Introduction......Page 130
Empirical strategies and identification assumptions......Page 132
Results of existing studies......Page 136
The crucial role of demographics......Page 140
Theoretical model and alternative identification assumptions......Page 143
Estimation results and forecasting scenarios......Page 146
Data and variable construction......Page 147
Parameter estimates......Page 148
Forecasting scenarios......Page 151
Concluding remarks......Page 152
Notes......Page 154
References......Page 155
Introduction......Page 158
Recent trends......Page 159
Efforts to control illegal immigration......Page 163
Border control......Page 164
Measures affecting asylum seekers......Page 166
Employer sanctions......Page 167
Advertising......Page 169
International cooperation to curtail illegal immigration......Page 170
Fines and penalties......Page 171
Economic impact of illegal immigration......Page 173
Impact on the public sector......Page 174
Effect on wages......Page 175
Economic activities of illegal immigrants......Page 176
Other negative effects......Page 178
Notes......Page 179
References......Page 180
Introduction and background......Page 184
Relevant previous literature......Page 185
A model of the illegal immigrant’s decision to legalize......Page 187
The data and a profile of the Bulgarian immigrants......Page 190
Empirical results......Page 193
Concluding remarks......Page 198
References......Page 200
Introduction......Page 202
Illegal immigration in the United States......Page 204
Mexican and non-Mexican illegal immigrants: a comparative profile......Page 209
The earnings of Mexican and non-Mexican illegal immigrants: the empirical model......Page 211
The earnings of Mexican and non-Mexican illegal immigrants: results......Page 214
Conclusions......Page 220
Notes......Page 222
References......Page 223
Introduction......Page 226
Hebrew language proficiency......Page 227
The data—1972 Census of Israel......Page 230
Hebrew language proficiency......Page 232
Earnings......Page 241
Summary and conclusions......Page 246
Notes......Page 247
References......Page 249
Introduction......Page 252
The model......Page 254
The return decision......Page 256
Return motive 1: locational preferences......Page 258
Return motive 2: purchasing power of savings abroad......Page 260
Return motive 3: human capital......Page 261
Comparative statics......Page 262
Extensions and implications for empirical work......Page 266
Notes......Page 267
References......Page 268
Appendix A: comparative statics......Page 269
Appendix B: simulations......Page 271
Theoretical approaches......Page 272
Modelling remittance determination......Page 275
Empirical analysis......Page 276
Analytical approaches......Page 280
Modelling remittance effects......Page 281
Empirical findings......Page 284
Concluding remarks......Page 286
References......Page 287
Index......Page 292