Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report) [Hardcover]

George J. Borjas (Editor), Richard B. Freeman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0226066339 | ISBN-13: 978-0226066332 | Publication Date: November 1, 1992 | Edition: 1

Since the 1970s, 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 1980s. 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[The articles] are of interest outside the US simply because mobility across the US-Mexico friontier . . . is the most advanced case of problems affecting much of the developed world; the lessons of policy innovation are well-documented and abundant. . . . A rich collection of thoughtful, rigorous and original contributions."

(Nigel Harris Development Policy Review )

"This data driven collection is one that should be of interest to academic audiences, policymakers, and students of immigration generally. . . . The papers enhance knowledge of the economic consequences of immigration for both Mexico and the U.S. and point to important directions for future research."

(Michelle Johnson Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare )

"This is a useful book. . . . [It] will inform those scholars who are seeking to bring balance and empirical evidence to this highly emotinal subject."

(Daniel M. Masterson Latin American Studies ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

George J. Borjas is professor of economics at the University of California at San Diego. Richard B. Freeman is professor of economics at Harvard University and director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 291 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226066339
• ISBN-13: 978-0226066332
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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