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This paper studies the impact of U.S. immigration barriers on global knowledge production. We present four key findings … developing countries. Fourth, certain 'push' incentives that reduce immigration barriers-by addressing financing constraints for …
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This paper uses census and household survey data on Cameroon, Ghana, and South Africa to examine immigration's impact … in the context of a segmented labor market in Sub-Saharan Africa. We find that immigration affects (i) employment (ii … the impact depends on the degree of complementarity between immigrants and native workers' skills. Immigration is found to …
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and mid-1990s. Using a system of equations for unemployment, labor-force participation, the real wage, and the immigration … that of an increase in domestic labor-force participation. The composition of immigration flows matters, and the proportion …
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While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …
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immigrants are analyzed. It is found that immigration is positively related to unemployment in the short run but in the long run …
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This paper presents a multisector growth model where education enhances general human capital, which is essential for increasing or maintaining the mobility of workers across industries. The paper shows that education, combined with international trade, can affect growth positively in the long...
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-level administrative data - that large immigration flows since 2012 have had dampening effects on aggregate wage growth, as complementarity …
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The extent of taxation and redistribution policy is generally determined at a political-economy equilibrium by a balance between those who gain and those who lose from a more extensive tax-transfer policy. In a stylized model of migration and human capital formation, we find, somewhat against...
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We introduce a new suite of macroeconomic models that extend and complement the Debt, Investment, and Growth (DIG) model widely used at the IMF since 2012. The new DIG-Labor models feature segmented labor markets, efficiency wages and open unemployment, and an informal non-agricultural sector....
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Economic Citizenship Programs (ECPs) have recently been proliferating, with large and potentially volatile inflows of investment and fiscal revenues generating significant benefits for small economies, but also posing substantial challenges. This paper discusses recent developments and...
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