The political economy of world mass migration: comparing two global centuries
In: The Henry Wendt lecture series
Immigrants during two global centuries : rising quantity and falling quality -- A framework -- Looking at local labor markets -- Immigration shocks and labor market absorption : two modern examples -- Immigrants, wages, and inequality : the global centuries compared -- Policy and the demise of mass migration in the first global century -- Population and labor force impact of the quotas -- Did the absence of immigrants contribute to the great income leveling in America? -- Explaining immigration policy before the 1930's : political debate and backlash -- Summing up