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The Economics of Immigration: A Story of Substitutes and Complements

The Economics of Immigration: A Story of Substitutes and Complements

America is a nation of immigrants, who currently make up about 13 percent of the overall population. The May 2014 issue shows how immigration affects the average American. The essay weighs the costs and benefits of immigration and discusses the concept of immigrant workers as substitutes for and complements to native-born workers.
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Demand, Economics, USA, Workers, Costs-Benefit, Markets, Immigration
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Material Type:
Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:
February 11, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 11, 2020
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Submitter:
Adrienne Brennecke
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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