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Measuring relative quality of life from a cross-migration regression, with an application to Canadian provinces
Wall, Howard J.; Douglas, Stratford (1999)
We discuss specification of regression models for using migration data to infer the living standards of different regions, and for observing how much of the standard of living is determined by economic opportunities versus non-pecuniary amenities. We estimate a regression using Canadian data from 1976-95, which results in rankings of the provinces with respect to overall living standards and amenities, with different rankings for different age groups. The regression also uncovers some interesting evidence as to the existence of equilibrium
Working Papers , Paper 1999-007

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From brawn to brains: how immigration works for America
Zavodny, Madeline; Orrenius, Pia M. (2010)
Immigrants help fuel the U.S. economy, representing about one in every six workers. Because of accelerated immigration and slowing U.S. population growth, foreign-born workers accounted for almost half of labor force growth over the past 15 years. Public attention has forcused mainly on the large number of low-skilled immigrant workers, but the number of high-skilled immigrants actually grew faster during the period.
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Immigration policy and counterterrorism
Sandler, Todd; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (2011)
A terrorist group, based in a developing (host) country, draws unskilled and skilled labor from the productive sector to conduct attacks at home and abroad. The host nation chooses proactive countermeasures, while accounting for the terrorist campaign. Moreover, a targeted developed nation decides its optimal mix of immigration quotas and defensive counterterrorism actions. Even though proactive measures in the host country may not curb terrorism at home, it may still be advantageous in terms of national income. Increases in the unskilled immigration quota augment terrorism against the ...
Working Papers , Paper 2011-012

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Immigrants: skills, occupations and locations
Martinek, Christopher J.; Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben (2011-10)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 18-19

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The effect of immigration on output mix, capital, and productivity
Zavodny, Madeline; Quispe-Agnoli, Myriam (2002-01)
The growing influx of immigrants into the United States has prompted concerns about potential negative effects on native workers, especially the less skilled. Such concerns have not been borne out by many studies of the effect of immigration on wages. However, the typical theoretical negative effect of immigration flows on wages may be offset by changes in other aspects of the economy, including output mix, productivity, and capital. ; This article examines the relationship between immigration and three factors-output mix, labor productivity, and capital-in the skilled and unskilled sectors ...
Economic Review , Volume 87 , Issue Q1 , Pages 17-27

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The trade, migration, and development nexus
Martin, Philip L. (2006)
This paper deals with migrants' role in stimulating development in their countries of origin, outlining the three major channels through which migration can affect development: recruitment, remittances, and returns. It next turns to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), assessing the relevance of the Mexico-United States migration hump for migration, trade, and development elsewhere. The paper concludes that migrants can accelerate development in their countries of origin but finds nothing mechanical or automatic about the migration and development linkage. Countries growing and ...
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Hispanics play different role in District's growth than in nation's
Martinek, Christopher J.; Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben (2011-07)
The Regional Economist , Issue July , Pages 22-23

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Global shifts: U. S. immigration and the cultural impact of demographic change
Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. (2001)
At the turn of the millennium, we are witnessing intense new worldwide migration and refugee flows. There are now some 100 million transnational immigrants plus an estimated 30 million refugees displaced from their homelands. These flows are largely structured by the intensification of globalization--a process of economic, social, and cultural transformation rapidly accelerating in the last decade. Globalization has increased immigration in a variety of ways. First, transnational capital flows (roughly a trillion dollars cross national boundaries every day) tend to stimulate migration because ...
Conference Series ; [Proceedings] , Volume 46

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Inequality and schooling responses to globalization forces: lessons from history
Williamson, Jeffrey G. (2006)
Given the intensity of the current debate about the impact of globalization on brain drain in the Third World and inequality in the First World, it might be useful to look at these forces during the first global century, ending in 1914. This paper reviews what we know about the impact of trade and mass migration on low-wage, labor-abundant European economies and high-wage, labor-scarce overseas New World economies. It reviews the distribution impact everywhere in the Atlantic economy, the extent of the European brain drain, and the schooling responses in both Europe and the United States.
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Self-selection among undocumented immigrants from Mexico
Zavodny, Madeline; Orrenius, Pia M. (2001)
This paper examines the effect of changes in migration determinants on the skill level of undocumented immigrants from Mexico. The authors focus on the effect of changes in economic conditions, migrant networks, and border enforcement on the educational attainment of Mexican-born men who cross the border illegally. Although previous research indicates that illegal aliens from Mexico tend to be unskilled relative to U.S. natives and that economic conditions, networks, and border enforcement affect the size of illegal immigrant flows across the border, the interaction of these variables has not ...
FRB Atlanta Working Paper , Paper 2001-1

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