15 immigration. The quality of Jordan’s economic institutions improved significantly after 1990 relative to several combinations of OIC countries—essentially rising from that of a poor Muslim country to that of an OECD country without significant changes in political or civil freedoms. Jordan’s success is especially striking as it has relatively weak economic institutions compared to developed nations that are concerned over comparatively smaller flows of immigrants. In at least one country, massive immigration from the developing world improved economic institutions in a country with weak institutions.

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