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The economics of immigration / / Cynthia Bansak, Nicole B. Simpson, Madeline Zavodny
| The economics of immigration / / Cynthia Bansak, Nicole B. Simpson, Madeline Zavodny |
| Autore | Bansak Cynthia |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 304.8 |
| Soggetto topico | Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-00-300323-0
1-000-28391-7 1-003-00323-0 1-000-28387-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Part I Background on immigration -- Chapter 1 Why study the economics of immigration? -- Types of immigrants -- Immigration is controversial -- Immigration versus international trade -- Immigration policy -- Economics of immigration terminology -- A basic model of immigration -- A global overview of immigration -- An overview of U.S. immigration -- The rest of this book -- What this book does not cover -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources
Chapter 2 Patterns of international migration -- Where are immigrants from? -- Where do immigrants go? -- Immigrant destinations within countries -- Measuring immigrant concentration and dispersion -- Immigration to poor countries -- Do immigrants stay? Return and repeat migration -- Circular migration -- The role of immigration policy -- Refugees and asylum seekers -- Unauthorized immigrants -- Concluding thoughts -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources -- Chapter 3 Determinants of immigration -- Push and pull factors -- The migration decision Family decision-making -- Uncertainty -- The role of immigration policy -- The gravity model of migration -- Empirical evidence -- The role of economic conditions in the origin -- The role of economic conditions in the destination -- The role of migration costs -- The role of migrant networks -- The role of immigration policy -- Evidence for specific groups of immigrants -- Determinants of immigrant destinations within countries -- Determinants of return migration -- Immigration paradigms -- Conclusion -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources Part II Immigrant selection and assimilation -- Chapter 4 Selection in immigration -- The Roy model -- The direction of selection -- Refugees and selection -- Intermediate selection -- Summing up the model -- Implications for the returns to migration -- Empirical evidence on selection -- Measuring the return to skill -- Global patterns of selection -- Effects of migration costs and other factors -- Effects of immigration policy -- Selection among Mexico-U.S. immigrants -- Selection on health -- Selection in return migration -- The Roy model and return migration Empirical evidence on selection in return migration -- Final thoughts on selection -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources -- Chapter 5 Assimilation -- Labor market assimilation -- Cohort differences in assimilation -- Gender issues in immigrants' labor market assimilation -- Accounting for return migration -- Immigrant types and assimilation -- Participation in public assistance programs -- Location choice and enclaves -- Education -- Language -- Marriage and fertility -- Health -- Naturalization -- Final thoughts on assimilation -- Problems and discussion questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794490903321 |
Bansak Cynthia
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The economics of immigration / / Cynthia Bansak, Nicole B. Simpson, Madeline Zavodny
| The economics of immigration / / Cynthia Bansak, Nicole B. Simpson, Madeline Zavodny |
| Autore | Bansak Cynthia |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 304.8 |
| Soggetto topico | Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-00-300323-0
1-000-28391-7 1-003-00323-0 1-000-28387-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Part I Background on immigration -- Chapter 1 Why study the economics of immigration? -- Types of immigrants -- Immigration is controversial -- Immigration versus international trade -- Immigration policy -- Economics of immigration terminology -- A basic model of immigration -- A global overview of immigration -- An overview of U.S. immigration -- The rest of this book -- What this book does not cover -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources
Chapter 2 Patterns of international migration -- Where are immigrants from? -- Where do immigrants go? -- Immigrant destinations within countries -- Measuring immigrant concentration and dispersion -- Immigration to poor countries -- Do immigrants stay? Return and repeat migration -- Circular migration -- The role of immigration policy -- Refugees and asylum seekers -- Unauthorized immigrants -- Concluding thoughts -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources -- Chapter 3 Determinants of immigration -- Push and pull factors -- The migration decision Family decision-making -- Uncertainty -- The role of immigration policy -- The gravity model of migration -- Empirical evidence -- The role of economic conditions in the origin -- The role of economic conditions in the destination -- The role of migration costs -- The role of migrant networks -- The role of immigration policy -- Evidence for specific groups of immigrants -- Determinants of immigrant destinations within countries -- Determinants of return migration -- Immigration paradigms -- Conclusion -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources Part II Immigrant selection and assimilation -- Chapter 4 Selection in immigration -- The Roy model -- The direction of selection -- Refugees and selection -- Intermediate selection -- Summing up the model -- Implications for the returns to migration -- Empirical evidence on selection -- Measuring the return to skill -- Global patterns of selection -- Effects of migration costs and other factors -- Effects of immigration policy -- Selection among Mexico-U.S. immigrants -- Selection on health -- Selection in return migration -- The Roy model and return migration Empirical evidence on selection in return migration -- Final thoughts on selection -- Problems and discussion questions -- Notes -- Internet resources -- Chapter 5 Assimilation -- Labor market assimilation -- Cohort differences in assimilation -- Gender issues in immigrants' labor market assimilation -- Accounting for return migration -- Immigrant types and assimilation -- Participation in public assistance programs -- Location choice and enclaves -- Education -- Language -- Marriage and fertility -- Health -- Naturalization -- Final thoughts on assimilation -- Problems and discussion questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829147603321 |
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Bansak Cynthia
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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