Migration Impact Assessment: New Horizons

Contents: Preface PROLOGUE 1. Migration Impact Assessment: A State of the Art Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot PART I: LABOUR AND HOUSING MARKETS 2. The Local US Labour Market Impacts of Low-skilled Migration from Mexico Paul S. Davies, Michael J. Greenwood, Gary L. Hunt, Ulrich Kohli and Marta Tienda 3. The Effects of Immigration on US Wages and Rents: A General Equilibrium Approach Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri 4. Ethnic Concentration, Cultural Identity and Immigrant Self-employment in Switzerland Giuliano Guerra, Roberto Patuelli and Rico Maggi PART II: DIVERSITY 5. A Socio-economic Impact Analysis of Urban Cultural Diversity: Pathways and Horizons Tuzin Baycan and Peter Nijkamp 6. Cultural Avoidance and Internal Migration in the USA: Do the Source Countries Matter? Alessandra Faggian, Mark D. Partridge and Dan S. Rickman PART III: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION 7. Economic Performance of Migrant Entrepreneurs in the High-tech Sector: Design and Application of the GALAXY Model Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras, Peter Nijkamp and Enno Masurel 8. Immigration and Innovation in European Regions Ceren Ozgen, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot PART IV: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 9. The Impact of Immigration on International Trade: A Meta-analysis Murat Genc, Masood Gheasi, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot 10. A Dual Labour Market for International Migrants in a Tourism-driven Economy Haime Croes and Pieter Hooimeijer PART V: POLITICAL ECONOMY 11. Can a Legalization Programme for Immigrants Generate Conflict Among Natives? Jesus Clemente and Gemma Larramona 12. Profiles of Estonian Immigrants and their Participation in the Finnish Welfare System Mari Kangasniemi and Merja Kauhanen EPILOGUE 13. Migration Impact Assessment: Retrospect and Prospect Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot and Mediha Sahin Index