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Offers a critique of the economic model of immigration Most understandings of migration to the US focus on two primary factors. Either there was trouble in the home country, such as political unrest or famine, that pushed people out, or there was a general yearning for “a better life” or “more opportunity,” often conceptualized as the American Dream. Although many contemporary migrants in the United States have been driven by economic interests, the processes of immigration and integration are shaped also by the intersection of a range of noneconomic factors in both sending and receiving countries. The contributors to Beyond Economic Migration offer a nuanced look at a range of issue...
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Provides estimates of the effects of removing the earnings test, for persons aged 65-69. Uses a Social Security Administration (SSA) data set that covers the period from four years before and after its introduction in 2000. Examines implications for the labour force participation rate near 65 and beyond.
Studies the balance between social security taxes and benefits over workers' entire lifetimes.
"Researchers have consistently found that applications and awards for Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefits are affected by economic conditions, such as the unemployment rate, and by programmatic features, such as the weighted benefit formula. They did not agree, however on the size of these effects"--Summary.