04052nam 2200673 a 450 991045417290332120200520144314.01-299-10454-10-226-06670-310.7208/9780226066707(CKB)1000000000692834(EBL)408317(OCoLC)476228535(SSID)ssj0000361484(PQKBManifestationID)11272800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361484(PQKBWorkID)10351546(PQKB)10737749(MiAaPQ)EBC408317(DE-B1597)535599(OCoLC)781254014(DE-B1597)9780226066707(Au-PeEL)EBL408317(CaPaEBR)ebr10453061(CaONFJC)MIL441704(EXLCZ)99100000000069283419920416d1992 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrImmigration and the work force[electronic resource] economic consequences for the United States and source areas /edited by George J. Borjas and Richard B. FreemanChicago University of Chicago Press19921 online resource (294 p.)A National Bureau of Economic Research project reportDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-06633-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1. National origin and the skills of immigrants in the postwar period / George J. Borjas -- 2. Out-migration and return migration of Puerto Ricans / Fernando A. Ramos -- 3. The assimilation of immigrants in the U.S. labor market / Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel -- 4. The fertility of immigrant women : evidence from high-fertility source countries / Francine D. Blau -- 5. Mass emigration, remittances, and economic adjustment : the case of El Salvador in the 1980s / Edward Funkhouser -- 6. When the minimum wage really bites : the effect of the U.S.-level minimum on Puerto Rico / Alida J. Castillo-Freeman and Richard B. Freeman -- 7. On the labor market effects of immigration and trade / George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman, and Lawrence F. Katz -- 8. The effect of immigrant arrivals on migratory patterns of native workers / Randall K. Filer.Since the 1970's, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of foreign-born workers coming from Latin America and Asia and a dramatically lower percentage from Europe. This timely study is unique in presenting new data sets on the labor force, wage rates, and demographic conditions of both the U.S. and source-area economies through the 1980's. The contributors analyze the economic effects of immigration on the United States and selected source areas, with a focus on Puerto Rico and El Salvador. They examine the education and job performance of foreign-born workers; assimilation, fertility, and wage rates; and the impact of remittances by immigrants to family members on the overall gross domestic product of source areas. A revealing and original examination of a topic of growing importance, this book will stand as a guide for further research on immigration and on the economies of developing countries.National Bureau of Economic Research project report.Foreign workersUnited StatesLabor marketUnited StatesEmigrant remittancesElectronic books.Foreign workersLabor marketEmigrant remittances.331.6/2/0973Borjas George J124108Freeman Richard B(Richard Barry),1943-118990MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454172903321Immigration and the work force1938006UNINA