Immigration in American Economic History
综述了历史与当代移民流动的研究,探讨移民的选择、融入美国经济社会的程度以及对劳动力市场的影响,为理解移民的经济效应提供新视角。
The United States has long been perceived as a land of opportunity for immigrants. Yet, both in the past and today, US natives have expressed concern that immigrants fail to integrate into US society and lower wages for existing workers. This paper reviews the literatures on historical and contemporary migrant flows, yielding new insights on migrant selection, assimilation of immigrants into US economy and society, and the effect of immigration on the labor market.