Book contents
- Wretched Refuse?
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Wretched Refuse?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I State of the Debate
- Part II Cross-country Evidence
- 5 Immigration’s Impact on Economic Institutions
- 6 Immigration’s Impact on Corruption
- 7 Immigration’s Impact on Terrorism
- 8 Immigration’s Impact on Culture
- Part III Case Studies in Mass Immigration
- Part IV Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Immigration’s Impact on Economic Institutions
from Part II - Cross-country Evidence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2020
Book contents
- Wretched Refuse?
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Wretched Refuse?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I State of the Debate
- Part II Cross-country Evidence
- 5 Immigration’s Impact on Economic Institutions
- 6 Immigration’s Impact on Corruption
- 7 Immigration’s Impact on Terrorism
- 8 Immigration’s Impact on Culture
- Part III Case Studies in Mass Immigration
- Part IV Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
A growing empirical literature supports the importance of strong private property rights, a rule of law, and an environment of economic freedom for promoting long-run prosperity. But little is known about how immigration impacts these institutions. This chapter empirically examines how immigration impacts a nation’s policies and institutions. We find no evidence of negative and some evidence of positive impacts in institutional quality, as measured by the economic freedom index, as a result of immigration.
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- Wretched Refuse?The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, pp. 71 - 96Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020