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 …

immigration from a theoretical and empirical point of view. Our analysis supports the role played by economic channels (labour … and the very low fractions of voters favouring immigration are consistent with the median voter framework. At the same … time, given the extent of individual-level opposition to immigration that appears in the data, it is somewhat puzzling, in …

In recent years, Spain has received unprecedented immigration flows. Between 2001 and 2006 the fraction of the … (relative to population), immigration increased the high school dropout population by 24%, while only increasing the number of … large expansion of employment in high immigration regions. Specifically, most industries in high-immigration regions …

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing …

Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007 we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper …, we estimate that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives’ employment rates – and that this … robust to using an instrumental variable estimation strategy. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a …

proven beyond reasonable doubt. We use the simple predictions of the model by Chaney (2008) and treat networks of migrants as … using the remarkable and uneven increase of immigration to Spanish provinces between 1993 and 2008. The richness of our data … isolate the trade-creation effect of new immigrants. We are also able to qualify the effect of immigration on bilateral trade …

performing different tasks, immigration will cause natives to reallocate their task supply, thereby reducing downward wage … might explain why economic analyses commonly find only modest wage and employment consequences of immigration for less …

In this paper, we investigate the fiscal impact of immigration on the UK economy, with a focus on the period since 1995 …

n this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows. We exploit the very favorable set … (colonial ties) attractors for immigration to deal with the possible distortions generated by the choice of the areal unit (the …

in Complex/Non Complex task supply from natives and immigrants we find that immigration does not change much the relative …