Immigration and Globalization: A Review Essay
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- 1 December 2015
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Economic Association in Journal of Economic Literature
- Vol. 53 (4) , 961-974
Abstract
This essay revisits the argument that the removal of worldwide immigration restrictions would induce a very large increase in world GDP. The recent books Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World by Paul Collier and The Price of Rights: Regulating International Labor Migration by Martin Ruhs raise a number of questions about the underlying economic model. The essay shows how these concerns can greatly attenuate the predicted gains. (JEL F22, F66, J11, J18, J61)Keywords
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