Does immigration boost per capita income?
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Authors
Using a cross-section of countries, we adapt Frankel and Romer's (1999) IV strategy to international labor mobility. Controlling for institutional quality, trade, and financial openness, we establish a robust and non-negative causal effect of immigration on real per capita income.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 177–179 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0165-1765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 05.2010 |
- Economics - gravity Model, International trade, international migration, Cross-country income regression