Economic impacts of immigration
Subtitle: a survey
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr
Contributors: Kerr, William R. (William Robert); Harvard Business School
Edition: Rev.
Series: Working paper / Harvard Business School -- 09-013; Working paper (Harvard Business School) -- 09-013.
Publisher: Harvard Business School]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Description: This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant workers into host-country labor markets and concomitant effects for natives. The paper then turns to immigration's impact for the public finances of host countries. The final section considers emerging topics in the study of immigration. The survey particularly emphasizes the recent experiences of Northern Europe and Scandinavia and relevant lessons from traditional destination countries like the US.
Notes: "August 2008, revised February 2011"--Publisher's web site.

Includes bibliographical references.