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1 online resource (viii, 432 pages) : illustrations |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research project report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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Contents |
Immigration and self-selection / George J. Borjas -- Undocumented Mexican-born workers in the United States : how many, how permanent? / George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman, and Kevin Lang -- The effect of policy restrictions on capital and labor flows in Mexico / Juan Diez-Canedo R. -- Internal migration of U.S. immigrants / Ann P. Bartel and Marianne J. Koch -- Migration, ethnicity, and labor force activity / Marta Tienda and Franklin D. Wilson -- Labor market adjustments to increased immigration / Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel -- The effects of immigration on the labor market outcomes of less-skilled natives / Joseph G. Altonji and David Card -- Industrial wage and employment determination in an open economy / Richard B. Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz -- Foreign-owned businesses in the United States / Jonathan S. Leonard and Rachel McCulloch |
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Immigration, international trade, and the wages of native workers / Peter Kuhn and Ian Wooton -- Immigrants, labor market pressures, and the composition of the aggregate demand / Susan M. Collins -- An analysis of the earnings of Canadian immigrants / David E. Bloom and Morley Gunderson -- The effects of international competition on collective bargaining outcomes : a comparison of the United States and Canada / John M. Abowd and Thomas Lemieux -- Male immigrant wage and unemployment experience in Australia / John J. Beggs and Bruce J. Chapman -- Why are low-skilled immigrants in the United States poorly paid relative to their Australian counterparts : some of the issues illustrated in the context of the footwear, clothing, and textile industries / R.G. Gregory, R. Anstie, and E. Klug |
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Appendix : The NBER immigration, trade, and labor markets data files / John M. Abowd |
Summary |
Are immigrants squeezing Americans out of the work force? Or is competition wth foreign products imported by the United States an even greater danger to those employed in some industries? How do wages and unions fare in foreign-owned firms? And are the media's claims about the number of illegal immigrants misleading? Prompted by the growing internationalization of the U.S. labor market since the 1970s, contributors to Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market provide an innovative and comprehensive analysis of the labor market impact of the international movements of people, goods, |
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Labour market |
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United States |
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Australia |
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"Papers presented at a conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 11-12 September 1987"--Preface |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Foreign workers -- United States -- Congresses
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Foreign workers -- Canada -- Congresses
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Foreign workers -- Australia -- Congresses
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Labor market -- United States -- Congresses
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Labor market -- Canada -- Congresses
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Labor market -- Australia -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- United States -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- Canada -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- Australia -- Congresses
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Foreign workers -- United States -- Congresses
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Foreign workers -- Canada -- Congresses
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Foreign workers -- Australia -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- United States -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- Canada -- Congresses
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Foreign trade and employment -- Australia -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Foreign trade and employment
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Foreign workers
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Labor market
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Australia
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Canada
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United States
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Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Abowd, John M
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Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
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ISBN |
9780226000961 |
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0226000966 |
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1281223069 |
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9781281223067 |
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9786611223069 |
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6611223061 |
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