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Book SynopsisThe Economics of International Migration is a collection of the fundamental articles written by Giovanni Peri on the economic determinants and consequences of international migration. These papers have provided the theoretical framework and empirical analysis for a rethinking of the economics of migration, going beyond the Canonical model of labor demand and supply used until the 1990s. Beginning with a simple model that recognizes the differences between immigrants and natives as workers, the articles develop the analysis of complementarity, specialization and productivity effect of immigrants in developed economies. The book then presents a series of papers analyzing and testing the economic motivation for international migration. Finally, the focus is shifted to the effect of immigration policies and their consequences on immigration and the economy.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Immigrants and the Economy, A Starting Point; Immigrants and Labor Markets: Rethinking the Effect of Immigration on Wages (G I P Ottaviano and G Peri); Task Specialization, Immigration and Wages (G Peri and C Sparber); Immigration, Offshoring and American Jobs (G I P Ottaviano, G Peri and G C Wright); Immigration, Jobs and Labor Market Institutions: Evidence from Europe (F D'Amuri and G Peri); The Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Emigration in OECD Countries (F Docquier, C Ozden and G Peri); Immigrants and Productivity: The Economic Value of Cultural Diversity: Evidence from US Cities (G I P Ottaviano and G Peri); The Effect of Immigration on Productivity: Evidence from US States (G Peri); STEM Workers, H1B Visas and Productivity in US Cities (G Peri, K Shih and C Sparber); Openness and Income: The Roles of Trade and Migration (F Ortega and G Peri); Immigration Policies and Migrant Mobility: The Effect of Income and Immigration Policies on International Migrations (F Ortega and G Peri); The Cross-Country Determinants of Potential and Actual Migration (F Docquier, G Peri and I Ruyssen);
