It is being reported (e.g., Politico, FT) that a coalition government is soon to be announced for the Netherlands, which a general election in late November. The government would consist of the following parties, with their seats noted: The far-right Freedom Party (PVV, 37), led by Geert Wilders, the center-right VVD (24), the Christian democratic/anti-establishment […]
Netherlands government about to be formed, per reports
Netherlands government about to be formed, per reports
16 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics Tags: economics of immigration, The Netherlands
The Assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
08 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: economics of immigration, free speech, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, The Netherlands
I have often made the point that there is basically no difference between the far left and the far right, If there ever was a clearer indication of that it was Pim Fortuyn, initially a Marxist and communist, he later did a complete U turn. Although I don’t consider extreme right, he was leaning towards […]
The Assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
Australia must be welcoming of migrants more than most
01 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - Australia, population economics Tags: Australia, economics of immigration
Three Snapshots of Where US Population is Headed
29 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, environmental economics, labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: ageing society, economics of fertility, economics of immigration, population bust
The Congressional Budget Office has published The Demographic Outlook: 2024 to 2054 (January 2024), which offers some recent history and projections of how the US population is evolving. Here are three snapshots: The Role of Immigration in Total US Population Growth The black line shows projected US population growth since 2004, with firm data up…
Three Snapshots of Where US Population is Headed
Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis
06 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA Tags: constitutional law, economics of immigration
Below is my column in The Hill on the worsening situation at the Southern border and how the Supreme Court laid the seeds for this crisis over a decade ago. The courts have left few options for either the states or Congress in compelling the enforcement of federal law. Here is the column:
Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis
Law-Abiding Immigrants
08 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: economics of immigration, law and order
The subtitle is The Incarceration Gap Between Immigrants and the U.S.-Born, 1850–2020, and the authors are Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Elisa Jácome, Santiago Pérez, and Juan David Torres. Here is the to-the-point abstract: Combining full-count Census data with Census/ACS samples, the researchers provide the first nationally representative long-run series (1870–2020) of incarceration rates for immigrants […]
Law-Abiding Immigrants
Thomas Sowell – Illegal Immigration Explained (Q&A) Migrations & Cultures
15 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, population economics Tags: economics of immigration
Churchill and refugees
06 Sep 2022 Leave a comment
in Economics of international refugee law, International law, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Public Choice Tags: British history, British politics, economics of immigration, racial discrimination
Economics Of Migration
31 May 2022 Leave a comment
in economic history, human capital, labour economics, labour supply Tags: economics of immigration
Lee Ohanian on the Importance of Immigration
06 May 2022 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economic history, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: economics of immigration
Our Future Together: How Immigrants Will Reshape Our Workforce
20 Apr 2022 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: economics of immigration
Alan Manning “Monopsony and the wage effects of migration”
12 Jan 2022 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, discrimination, econometerics, economic history, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: economics of immigration, monopsony
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