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The Economic Diversity of Immigration Across the United States

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  • Rachel Friedberg

    (Brown University and NBER)

  • David Jaeger

    (University of Cologne, City University of New York Graduate Center and IZA)

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While it is well known that some areas of the United States receive more immigrants than others, less is understood about the extent to which the character of immigration varies as well. There is much broader geographic variation in the skill and demographic composition of immigrants than natives, with important implications for their economic effects. This paper provides a new perspective by focusing on heterogeneity in outcomes such as the share of population growth due to immigration, the presence of immigrant children in schools, and the effect of immigration on the age, sex, language, and educational composition of the local population and workforce.

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  • Rachel Friedberg & David Jaeger, 2009. "The Economic Diversity of Immigration Across the United States," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0931, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
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    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets

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