International migration is an important channel of material improvement for individuals and
their offspring. The movement of people across country borders, especially from less …

Using longitudinal data on the universe of workers in Denmark during the period 1991–
2008, we track the labor market outcomes of low-skilled natives in response to an …

We study a reform that granted European cross-border workers free access to the Swiss
labor market and had a stronger effect on regions close to the border. The greater …

We study the impact of skilled immigrants on the employment structures of US firms using
matched employer-employee data. Unlike most previous work, we use the firm as the lens of …

How does rural-urban migration shape urban production in develo** countries? We use
longitudinal data on Chinese manufacturing firms between 2000 and 2006, and exploit …

This paper analyzes how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the
economy, distinguishing between three adjustment mechanisms: wages, expansion in size …

In this chapter, we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies
focusing on productivity and labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national …

In this paper we analyze the impact of an increase in the local supply of immigrants on firms'
outcomes, allowing for heterogeneous effects across firms. Using micro-level data on French …

Economic arguments against immigration suggest that immigrants undermine the culture,
institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is that true? Nowrasteh and Powell …

This article provides the first comprehensive empirical analysis of global profit repatriation as
a mechanism of uneven development, thereby challenging the development model of …