Does immigration boost per capita income?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 2
Pages: 177-179

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

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.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:2:p:177-179
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-25