| Description |
x, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation |
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Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation.
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| Contents |
International Migration and World Development: A Historical Perspective / Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson -- Patterns of Labor Migration when Workers Differ in Their Skills and Information Is Asymmetric / Oded Stark -- The Economics of International Labor and Capital Flows / Herbert G. Grubel -- The Performance of Immigrants in the United States Labor Market / Barry R. Chiswick -- Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth-Century U.S. / Joseph P. Ferrie and Joel Mokyr -- Immigration, Ethnic Identity, and Assimilation: The Intergenerational Transmission of Immigrant Skills / George J. Borjas -- The National Labor Market Consequences of U.S. Immigration / Michael J. Greenwood and John M. McDowell -- Can Immigration Policy Help to Stabilize Social Security Systems? / Bernhard Felderer -- On the Economic Consequences of Immigration: Lessons for Immigration Policies / Julian L. Simon -- Some General Lessons for Europe's Migration Problem / Klaus F. Zimmermann |
| Notes |
"Contains the papers discussed at a symposium ... held in Vancouver, Canada" |
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"Publications of the Egon-Sohmen Foundation" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Emigration and immigration.
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| Author |
Giersch, Herbert.
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Egon-Sohmen-Foundation.
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| LC no. |
94019256 |
| ISBN |
0387576061 (New York) |
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3540576061 (Berlin) |
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