This volume (Parts A and B) contains 16 new studies that shed light on key aspects of immigration: the drivers of immigration, the factors fostering or hindering immigrant integration in the host country, and the impact of immigration in the host countries. The studies span a wide range of countries in Europe, North and South America and use novel administrative, regional and survey data to offer insights into historical and contemporary episodes of migration. Together, they enrich our understanding of the determinants and consequences of migration and provide an evidence base for policy discussions.
The volume covers three broad themes. In both Part A and B are eight papers on the integration of immigrants in the host society, focusing on the acquisition of human capital, labor supply, family formation, and returns to skills. Part B also studies the impact of immigration on outcomes that often dominate the public debate, namely employment, education, and crime. Published twice per year in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Research in Labor Economics contains new cutting edge peer reviewed research applying economic theory and econometrics to policy related topics pertinent to worker well-being often with an international focus.
Part I. Migration Decisions
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1. Who is Moving? Mobility Responses of Foreigners and Natives to
Regional Shocks; Ismael Gálvez-Iniesta and Cem Özgüzel
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2. International Student Migration: Did Brexit Close the Door to EU
Students?; Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Ines Homburg, Anneleen Huyghe, and Sunica
Vuji
Part II. Immigrant Integration and Success
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3. Integrating Refugees by Addressing Labor Shortages? A Policy
Evaluation; Mette Foged, Janis Kreuder, and Giovanni Peri
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4. The Labor Market Attainment of Immigrants in the Antebellum United
States; Barry R. Chiswick and RaeAnn Halenda Robinson
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5. A Historical Note on the Assimilation Rates of Foreign-Born Men
and Women in the U.S.; Harriet Duleep, Robert Gesumaria, Mark Regets, Xingfei
Liu, and Dan Dowhan
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6. NACARA: Does Amnesty Affect Marriages of Undocumented Immigrants?
Eva Dziadula and Jorgen Harris
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7. Linguistic Proximity and the Inequality in Returns to Migrants'
Skills; Jonas Feld and Joanna Tyrowicz
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8. Persisent Occupational Hierarchies among Immigrant Worker Groups
in the United States Labor Market; Agnieszka Postepska and Francis Vella
Benjamin Elsner, an Assistant Professor of Economics at University College Dublin since 2018, specializes as an applied microeconomist, focusing on fields such as education, migration, and microeconometrics.
Solomon W. Polachek, a Distinguished Professor at Binghamton University since 1983, has significantly impacted labor economics and international relations through his extensive research and academic work. His pioneering application of life-cycle models in labor economics, particularly in analyzing gender wage disparities, occupational segregation, and migration, has culminated in over 150 publications, including a seminal book, and notable recognition in mainstream media. Equally influential is his integration of economics and political science, yielding over 20 key publications in conflict and cooperation among nations, securing editorial roles in prominent journals, and a presidential position in the Peace Science Society (International).
