Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey
This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration.
The survey fi
rst examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon
in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant
workers into host-country labor markets and concomitant effects for natives. The paper
then turns to immigrations impact for the public fi
nances of host countries. The fi
nal
section considers emerging topics in the study of immigration. The survey particularly
emphasizes the recent experiences of Northern Europe and Scandinavia and relevant lessons
from traditional destination countries like the US.