Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions

ISBN-13: 9781108702454 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Alex Nowrasteh; Benjamin Powell

Opis

An empirical investigation into the impact of immigration on institutions and prosperity.

Recenzje

'… highly original, and takes a chainsaw to the most intellectually respectable case against immigration … they demolish a big argument against existing levels of immigration, and suggest that most rich countries would benefit from being more open. Mr Biden and his advisers should devour their book.' The Economist

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. State of Debate: 2. An Economic Case for Free Immigration; 3. The New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions; 4. Immigration's Impact on Productivity; Part II. Cross-Country Evidence: 5. Immigration's Impact on Economic Institutions; 6. Immigration's Impact on Corruption; 7. Immigration's Impact on Terrorism; 8. Immigration's Impact on Culture; Part III. Case Studies in Mass Immigration: 9. United States; 10. Israel; 11. Jordan; Part IV. Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions: 12. Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Authors.