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Title: Population diversity as a crucial source of long-term prosperity in the US

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Research on the economic impact of migration on hosts and the migrants themselves has tended to focus on the short term. This column traces the economic impact of population diversity in the US resulting from the Age of Mass Migration of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. High levels of population fractionalisation have had a strong, positive influence on economic development, while high levels of polarisation have undermined development. Despite a stronger effect on income levels in the first 30 years following the initial migration shock, the relationships are found to be extremely long-lasting.

Url: https://voxeu.org/article/population-diversity-and-long-term-prosperity

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Authors: Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; von Berlepsch, Viola

Publisher: VOX EU

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

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