Chapter 15
Immigration and the Distribution of Incomes
Francine D. Blau*; Lawrence M. Kahn**,† * Cornell University, NBER, IZA, CESifo, and DIW; 268 Ives Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA** Cornell University, IZA, CESifo, and NCER (Australia); 258 Ives Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA† To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
We review research on the impact of immigration on income distribution, surveying studies from a variety of countries. Immigration may affect the skill composition of a country's residents and also, by changing relative factor supplies, its relative factor prices. As background, we provide evidence on immigration to the OECD countries and compare the distribution of native and immigrant educational attainment; we ...
