Mexican immigration to the United States:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2007
Series:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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Item Description:"Consists of papers presented at a conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 2005"--P. ix. - "Contains the studies presented at the fourth NBER conference"--P. 2
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
The evolution of the Mexican-born workforce in the United States / George J. Borjas and Lawrence F. Katz -- Gender and assimilation among Mexican Americans / Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn -- Mexican assimilation in the United States / Edward P. Lazear -- Mexican entrepereneurship: a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States / Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher Woodruff -- Mexican immigration and self-selection: new evidence from the 2000 Mexican census / Pablo Ibarraran and Darren Lubotsky -- The diffusion of Mexican immigrants during the 1990s: explanations and impacts / David Card and Ethan G. Lewis -- Ethnic identification, intermarriage, and unmeasured progress by Mexican Americans / Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo -- Impacts of policy reforms on labor migration from rural Mexico to the United States / Susan M. Richter, J. Edward Taylor, and Antonio Yunez-Naude -- Emigration, labor supply, and earnings in Mexico / Gordon H. Hanson
From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants are the subject of widespread controversy. This volume provides a historical context for Mexican immigration to the United States and reports findings on an immigrant influx. It is intended for those concerned about social conditions and economic opportunities in both countries
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 338 p.)
ISBN:0226066681
9780226066684

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