04429nam 2200673 a 450 991078268800332120200520144314.01-299-10454-10-226-06670-310.7208/9780226066707(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 remittancesimmigrant, workplace, labor, jobs, careers, economy, economic, economics, finance, financial, wealth, income, poverty, united states, usa, america, american, 1970s, history, historical, contemporary, modern, 20th century, community, change, foreign, latin, asia, europe, study, wage, demographic, essay collection, puerto rico, el salvador, education, performance, assimilation, fertility, gdp.Foreign workersLabor marketEmigrant remittances.331.6/2/0973Borjas George J124108Freeman Richard B(Richard Barry),1943-118990MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782688003321Immigration and the work force3686507UNINA