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The impact of the assimilation of migrants on the well-being of native inhabitants: A theory

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  • Stark, Oded
  • Bielawski, Jakub
  • Jakubek, Marcin

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We present a theory that systematically and causally links the well-being of native inhabitants with variation in the extent of the assimilation of migrants. Recent empirical findings are yielded as predictions of the theory.

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  • Stark, Oded & Bielawski, Jakub & Jakubek, Marcin, 2015. "The impact of the assimilation of migrants on the well-being of native inhabitants: A theory," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 71-78.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:111:y:2015:i:c:p:71-78
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.010
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    1. Stark, Oded, 2010. "Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 108(3), pages 286-290, September.
    2. C. Simon Fan & Oded Stark, 2007. "A Social Proximity Explanation of the Reluctance to Assimilate," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(1), pages 55-63, February.
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    6. Akay, Alpaslan & Constant, Amelie & Giulietti, Corrado, 2014. "The impact of immigration on the well-being of natives," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 72-92.
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    Keywords

    Migrants’ assimilation; The well-being of native inhabitants;

    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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