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Immigration and outsourcing: a general equilibrium analysis
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Wall, Howard J. (2007)
We analyze the effects of outsourcing in the presence of a minimum wage by presenting a general-equilibrium model with an oligopolistic export sector and a competitive import-competing sector. An outsourcing tax is politically popular because it switches jobs to unemployed natives. It is also economically sound because it raises national income. An export subsidy may or may not be justified on welfare grounds. Increased international competition has no effect on the level of outsourcing, but the direction of its effect on unemployment and national income depends on the relative factor ...
Working Papers , Paper 2005-058

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Nash equilibrium tariffs and illegal immigration: an analysis of preferential trade liberalization
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Takashima, Ryo (2007)
We use a version of the small-union Meade model to consider the effects of interdependent import tariffs in the presence illegal immigration. First, we analyze the condition under which illegal immigration is likely to increase (or decrease) in response to reciprocal trade liberalization between the source and host nations (of illegal immigration). Next we describe the Nash equilibrium in tariffs between these nations and discus how a liberalization of tariffs starting from this Nash equilibrium is likely to affect their utility. Finally, we consider the effect of the host nation's ...
Working Papers , Paper 2007-021

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Foreign aid, illegal immigration, and host country welfare
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Chambers, Dustin; Munemo, Jonathan (2012)
This paper analyzes the effect of foreign aid on illegal immigration and host country welfare using a general equilibrium model. We show that foreign aid may worsen the recipient nation?s terms of trade. Furthermore, it may also raise illegal immigration, if the terms of trade effect on immigration flows dominates the other effects identified in our analysis. Empirical analysis of the effect of foreign aid on illegal immigration to the United States broadly supports the predictions of our theoretical model. Foreign aid worsens the recipient?s terms of trade. While the terms of trade effect ...
Working Papers , Paper 2012-007

Journal Article
The new New Englanders
Campbell, John (1992-01)
Regional Review , Issue Win , Pages 12-18

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Snapshot of the future: the children of immigrant America
Wasserman, Miriam (1998-07)
Regional Review , Volume 8 , Issue Q 3 , Pages 18-24

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Institutional quality and financial market development: evidence from international migrants in the U.S.
Osili, Una Okonkwo; Paulson, Anna L. (2004)
A growing body of theoretical and empirical work identifies the ability of a country?s institutions to protect private property and provide incentives for investment as a key explanation for the persistent disparity in financial market development. We add to this literature by analyzing the impact of institutions on financial development using data on the financial decisions of immigrants and the native-born in the U.S. While all of the individuals whose decisions we analyze face the same formal institutional framework in the U.S., immigrants bring with them varied experiences with ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-04-19

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Remittance behavior among new U.S. immigrants
Meckel, Katherine (2008)
I analyze remittance behavior among new legal immigrants in the US using a nationally representative survey of immigrants admitted to legal permanent residency in 2003. I find that the distribution of remittances is skewed to the right, with a small number of immigrants sending very large amounts. I find evidence against the pure altruism model and find that remittances may be used for investments in the home country. Using longitudinal data from the NIS, I construct a measure of permanent income and estimate remittance-income elasticities. I find that large country differentials in ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-08-19

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Internal Immigrant Mobility in the Early 20th Century: Experimental Evidence from Galveston Immigrants
Aaronson, Daniel; Davis, Jonathan; Schulze, Karl (2018-02-28)
Between 1907 and 1914, the ?Galveston Movement,? a philanthropic effort spearheaded by Jacob Schiff, fostered the immigration of approximately 10,000 Russian Jews through the Port of Galveston, Texas. Upon arrival, households were given train tickets to pre-selected locations west of the Mississippi River where a job awaited. Despite the program?s stated purpose to locate new Russian Jewish immigrants to the Western part of the U.S., we find that almost 90 percent of the prime age male participants ultimately moved east of the Mississippi, typically to large Northeastern and Midwestern ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-2018-4

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Tenure choice with location selection: the case of Hispanic neighborhoods in Chicago
Toussaint-Comeau, Maude; Rhine, Sherrie L. W. (2003)
A notable feature of immigration into the U.S. is the high degree of spatial concentration of different immigrant groups. We ask the question whether residing in areas with a large proportion of a co-ethnic group influence the decision to own a home for Hispanics in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The results show that Hispanics choose to live in Hispanic enclaves based on relatively homogeneous characteristics such as recent migration, less English language fluency, and lower income. More years in the U.S., higher education attainment and English language fluency remain strong predictors of ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-03-05

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Prospects for immigrant-native wealth assimilation: evidence from financial market participation
Osili, Una Okonkwo; Paulson, Anna L. (2004)
Because financial transactions are important for wealth accumulation, and rely on trust and confidence in institutions, the financial market behavior of immigrants can provide important insights into the assimilation process. Compared to the native-born, immigrants are less likely to own savings and checking accounts and these differences tend to persist over time. Our results suggest that a large share of the immigrant-native gap in financial market participation is driven by group differences in education, income, and geographic location. For a given immigrant, the likelihood of financial ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-04-18

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