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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Impact of Immigration on Recipient Economy
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How do Migrants Fare in the Labour Market?
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Back Matter
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About this book
Poverty, famines, wars, and ethnic conflicts lead to large movements of refugees. The papers in this book provide an analysis of the economics of immigration. Junankar discusses why people migrate, the likely destinations for migrants, and their employment in the destination countries. He studies the benefits to the migrant families in terms of higher wages and living standards, and also studies how immigrants fare in the Australian labour markets in terms of finding good jobs, and whether there is discrimination against them. Economics of Immigration analyses the macroeconomic impacts of immigration on the Australian economy and discusses why some groups favour immigration while other groups are against it.
Junankar argues immigration has been beneficial for employment and growth; not only adding to labour supply but also to labour demand, hence leading to favourable outcomes. This collection of essays shows how immigration has helped the economic development of Australia, while also highlighting that the historical reasons for immigration lie in the colonisation of many countries in Asia and Africa.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Raja Junankar studied at the London School of Economics, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Essex. He has held research and teaching appointments in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, India, and the United States of America. He has published several books and refereed papers in leading national and international journals. He is an Emeritus Professor, University of Western Sydney and Honorary Professor, UNSW Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economics of Immigration
Book Subtitle: The Impact of Immigration on the Australian Economy
Authors: P. N. Raja Junankar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137555250
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55524-3Published: 14 March 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55525-0Published: 08 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 344
Topics: Labor Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, International Political Economy