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Immigration, assimilation and growth

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  • John T. Durkin Jr.

    () (Department of Economics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA)

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    This paper analyzes the welfare effects of immigration and its subsequent effect on ethnic diversity in a model featuring human capital spillovers which depend on the degree of ethnic heterogeneity, variation rates of time preference across individuals and endogenous levels of immigration and assimilation. In the model, an increase in ethnic diversity reduces the spillovers effect for the majority. Nonetheless, immigration can be welfare improving for the majority ethnic group even if it increases the degree of diversity as long as it raises the average human capital level and/or growth rate by increasing the proportion of people with low rates of time preference. However, if an economy is too homogenous, it will not be able to attract immigrants. Finally, if the level of immigration is not too high, then immigration also raises the net benefits to assimilation which leads to a more homogenous economy.

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

    Volume (Year): 11 (1998)
    Issue (Month): 2 ()
    Pages: 273-291

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    Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:11:y:1998:i:2:p:273-291

    Note: Received: 18 February 1997 / Accepted: 16 July 1997
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    Keywords: Immigration · assimilation · growth · diversity;

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    Cited by:
    1. Emmanuel Thibault, 2001. "Labor immigration and long-run welfare in a growth model with heterogenous agents and endogenous labor supply," Journal of Population Economics, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 391-407.

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