NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Immigration, Trade and the Labor Market

John M. Abowd and Richard B. Freeman, editors

Conference held September 11-12, 1987
Published in January 1991 by University of Chicago Press, 1991
© 1991 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

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441 pp. pages
ISBN: 0-226-00095-8

Table of Contents

Front matter, table of contents, preface: (p. -12 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction and Summary: John M. Abowd, Richard B. Freeman (p. 1 - 26) (bibliographic info) (download)

Immigrant Flows and Performance in the United States: (p. 27 - 28) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. Immigration and Self-Selection: George J. Borjas (p. 29 - 76) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Undocumented Mexican-born Workers in the United States: How Many, How Permanent?: George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman, Kevin Lang (p. 77 - 100) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. The Effect of Policy Restrictions on Capital and Labor Flows in Mexico: John M. Abowd (p. 101 - 120) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Internal Migration of U.S. Immigrants: Ann P. Bartel, Marianne J. Koch (p. 121 - 134) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Migration, Ethnicity, and Labor Force Activity: Marta Tienda, Franklin D. Wilson (p. 135 - 164) (bibliographic info) (download)

Impact of Immigration, Trade, and Capital Flows on the U.S. Labor Market: (p. 165 - 166) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration: Robert J. LaLonde, Robert H. Topel (p. 167 - 200) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Less-skilled Natives: Joseph G. Altonji, David Card (p. 201 - 234) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Industrial Wage and Employment Determination in an Open Economy: Richard B. Freeman, Lawrence F. Katz (p. 235 - 260) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Foreign-Owned Businesses in the United States: Jonathan S.. Leonard, Rachel McCulloch (p. 261 - 284) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Immigration, International Trade, and the Wages of Native Workers: Peter J. Kuhn, Ian Wooton (p. 285 - 304) (bibliographic info) (download)

11. Immigrants, Labor Market Pressures, andthe Composition of the Aggregate Demand: Susan M. Collins (p. 305 - 318) (bibliographic info) (download)

12. Comparative Experiences: Canada and Australia: (p. 319 - 320) (bibliographic info) (download)

13. An Analysis of the Earnings of Canadian Immigrants: David E. Bloom, Morley Gunderson (p. 321 - 342) (bibliographic info) (download)

14. The Effects of International Competition on Collective Bargaining Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada: John M. Abowd, Thomas Lemieux (p. 343 - 368) (bibliographic info) (download)

15. Male Immigrant Wage and Unemployment Experience in Australia: John J. Beggs, Bruce Chapman (p. 369 - 406) (bibliographic info) (download)

16. 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, Edward Klug (p. 385 - 406) (bibliographic info) (download)

Appendix: The NBER Immigration, Trade, and Labor Markets Data Files: John M. Abowd (p. 407 - 431) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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