{"product_id":"immigration-the-work-force-economic-consequences-for-the-united-states-and-source-areas-nberproject-reports-9780226066332","title":"Immigration  the Work Force Economic Consequences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the 1970s, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of foreign-born workers coming from Latin America and Asia and a dramatically lower percentage from Europe. This timely study is unique in presenting new data sets on the labor force, wage rates, and demographic conditions of both the U.S. and source-area economies through the 1980s. The contributors analyze the economic effects of immigration on the United States and selected source areas, with a focus on Puerto Rico and El Salvador. They examine the education and job performance of foreign-born workers; assimilation, fertility, and wage rates; and the impact of remittances by immigrants to family members on the overall gross domestic product of source areas. A revealing and original examination of a topic of growing importance, this book will stand as a guide for further research on immigration \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and Summary, George J. Borjas and Richard B. Freeman 1  National Origin and the Skills of Immigrants in the Postwar Period George J. Borjas 2  Out-Migration and Return Migration of Puerto Ricans Fernando A. Ramos 3  The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel 4  The Fertility of Immigrant Women:  Evidence from High-Fertility Source Countries Francine D. Blau 5  Mass Emigration, Remittances, and Economic Adjustment:  The Case of El Salvador in the Late 1980s Edward Funkhouser 6  When the Minimum Wage Really Bites:  The Effect of the U.S.-Level Minimum on Puerto Rico Alida J. Castillo-Freeman and Richard B. Freeman 7  On the Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Trade George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman, and Lawrence F. Katz 8  The Effect of Immigrant Arrivals on Migratory Patterns of Native Workers Randall K. Filer","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036475359575,"sku":"9780226066332","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226066332.jpg?v=1750932171","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/immigration-the-work-force-economic-consequences-for-the-united-states-and-source-areas-nberproject-reports-9780226066332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}