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. Immigrant Integration and Success
Chapter
1. The Time Choice Faced by New Migrants: Formal Investment in
Host-country Specific Skills or Work?; Anna Piil Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Trine
Skriver Høholt Jensen, Mathias Schindler, and Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen
Chapter
2. Can Earned Income Tax Credit Affect the Labor Supply of
Undocumented Immigrants?; Sakshi Bhardwaj
Part II. Impact of Immigration
Chapter
3. How Do Interior Immigration Enforcement Policies Affect Business
and Job Dynamics in the U.S.?; Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny
Chapter
4. Do Irregular Immigrants Increase Crime? Evidence for Spain;
Alejandro Iribas de la Puerta
Chapter
5. How International Students Affect Domestic Students' Achievement:
Evidence from the OPT STEM-extension; Town Oh
Chapter
6. The Labor Market Impacts of Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil;
Mrittika Shamsuddin, Pablo Ariel Acosta, Rovane Battaglin Schwengber,
Jedediah Fix, and Nikolas Pirani
Chapter
7. Venezuelan Migration and Colombian Labor Market Dynamics: Does
COVID-19 Shape the Migration Impacts?; Andres García-Suaza, Angie
Mondragón-Mayo, Alexander Sarango-Iturralde, Juan Miguel Gallego, Juan Diego
Mayorga, and Carlos Sepúlveda
Chapter
8. Immigration Policies and School Bullying; Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
and Esther Arenas-Arroyo
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).
