Impact of immigration on the distribution of American well-being

Burtless, Gary. “Impact of immigration on the distribution of American well-being”. CRR WP 2009-34, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, December 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104912.
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Abstract

Changes in the net immigration rate and in the age distribution and skills of immigrants have important effects on the average age and skill mix of the population. In the short run, increases in immigration boost the number of workers and aggregate earnings and reduce the ratio of elderly to non-elderly. This paper examines the impact of U.S. immigration since 1980 on trends in wages and income and the relative incomes of young and old. It simulates the wage and income distributional impacts of a reduced flow of immigrants into the United States…

Title
Impact of immigration on the distribution of American well-being
Author
Burtless, Gary
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
December 2009
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2009-34
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104912
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Subject
Financing retirement

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