An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries

Anthony Edo (), Lionel Ragot (), Hillel Rapoport (), Sulin Sardoschau, Andreas Steinmayr and Arthur Sweetman
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Anthony Edo: CEPII - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales
Sulin Sardoschau: HU Berlin - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin = Humboldt University of Berlin = Université Humboldt de Berlin

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Abstract: The share of the foreign‐born population in member countries of the OECD is increasing, and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of immigration in those nations. Four broad topics are addressed: labour market issues, fiscal questions, the political economy of immigration, and productivity and international trade. Extreme concerns about deleterious labour market and fiscal impacts following from new immigrants are not found to be warranted. However, it is also clear that government policies and practices regarding the selection and integration of new migrants affect labour market, fiscal, social and cultural outcomes. Policies that are well informed, well crafted and well executed beneficially improve population welfare.

Keywords: immigration; labor market and fiscal effects of immigration; integration; diversity and productivity; trade and migration; political economy of immigration; refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-09
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Published in Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique, 2020, 53 (4), pp.1365-1403. ⟨10.1111/caje.12482⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/caje.12482

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