Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/148517 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 292 [Publisher:] Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2016
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Migration policies need to consider how immigration affects investment behavior and productivity, and how these effects vary with the type of migration. College-educated immigrants may do more to stimulate foreign direct investment and research and development than low-skilled immigrants, and productivity effects would be expected to be highest for immigrants in scientific and engineering fields. By raising the demand for housing, immigration also spurs residential investment. However, residential investment is unlikely to expand enough to prevent housing costs from rising, which has implications for income distribution in society.
Subjects: 
immigration
innovation
foreign direct investment
residential investment
productivity
JEL: 
F20
F22
J61
O30
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Document Type: 
Article

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