Ethan G. Lewis of Dartmouth College reviews “The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy” by Orn B. Bodvarsson and Hendrik Vanden Berg. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students presents an expository survey and assessment of the literature on international migration. Discusses an introduction to immigration economics; the determinants of international migration--theory; why people immigrate--the evidence; who immigrates--theory and evidence; the effects of immigration on the destination economy--the theory; how immigration impacts the destination economy--the evidence; estimating immigration’s impact--accounting for all adjustments; immigration and the source country; economic growth and immigration; temporary immigration, involuntary immigration, and other variations on the standard model; unauthorized immigration; Hispanic immigration to the United States; immigration policy in the United States; immigration policy in Canada; and immigration policy in Europe. Bodvarsson is with the Department of Economics at St. Cloud State University. Van den Berg is with the Department of Economics at the University of Nebraska. No index.”
Where Should the World's People Live? International Migration and United States Immigration Policy
