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The Economics of Immigration

Theory and Policy

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Örn B. Bodvarsson

    1. Dept. Economics, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, USA

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  2. Hendrik Van den Berg

    1. Dept. Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction to Immigration Economics

    • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
    Pages 1-19

  3. Immigration Theory and Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-26
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    2. The Determinants of International Migration: Theory

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 27-57

    3. Why People Immigrate: The Evidence

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 59-78

    4. Who Immigrates? Theory and Evidence

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 79-107

    5. The Effects of Immigration on the Destination Economy: The Theory

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 109-134

    6. How Immigration Impacts the Destination Economy: The Evidence

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 135-159

    7. Estimating Immigration’s Impact: Accounting for All Adjustments

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 161-186

    8. Immigration and the Source Country

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 187-216

    9. Economic Growth and Immigration

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 217-248

    10. Immigration and Economic Growth: More Fundamental Issues

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 249-283

  4. Immigration Issues and Cases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-286
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    2. Temporary Immigration, Involuntary Immigration, and Other Variations on the Standard Model

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 287-315

    3. Unauthorized Immigration

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 317-343

    4. Hispanic Immigration to the USA

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 345-368

  5. Immigration Policy: Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 369-374
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    2. Immigration Policy in the USA

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 375-405

    3. Immigration Policy in Canada

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 407-424

    4. Immigration Policy in Europe

      • Örn B. Bodvarsson, Hendrik Van den Berg
      Pages 425-443
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About this book

The Economics of Immigration is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration. It is aimed at two audiences: (1) researchers who are interested in learning more about how economists approach the study of human migration flows; and (2) graduate students taking a course on migration or a labor economics course where immigration is one of the subfields studied. The book covers the economic theory of immigration, which explains why people move across borders and details the consequences of such movements for the source and destination economies. The book also describes immigration policy, providing both a history of immigration policy in a variety of countries and using the economic theory of immigration to explain the determinants and consequences of the policies. The timing of this book coincides with the emergence of immigration as a major political and economic issue in the USA, Japan Europe and many developing countries.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Economics, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, USA

    Örn B. Bodvarsson

  • Dept. Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

    Hendrik Van den Berg

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