Open trade, closed borders : immigration policy in the era of globalization
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This thesis argues that immigration policy cannot be studied in the absence of trade and capital policy. Trade is a substitute for immigration for both policymakers and firms. Opening trade forces firms to become more productive, move overseas, or close their doors; all three choices reduce firms' incentives to push for open immigration and allows policymakers to move immigration policy closer to the ideal policy of the rest of their constituents by restricting immigration. Opening capital reinforces this effect by increasing the probability that firms will move overseas in response to trade openness instead of remaining at home. The thesis tests this theory on two new datasets, one on the immigration policy of 19 states from the late 18th century through the early 21st century and one on the voting behavior of US Senators on immigration from 1865-2008. In both datasets, there is a powerful, robust and enduring relationship between trade and immigration. Trade openness leads to greater immigration restrictions and this relationship is made stronger when we examine capital openness as well.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Peters, Margaret Etheridge |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Political Science. |
| Primary advisor | Goldstein, Judith |
| Thesis advisor | Goldstein, Judith |
| Thesis advisor | Laitin, David D |
| Thesis advisor | Rivers, Douglas, 1956- |
| Thesis advisor | Tomz, Michael |
| Advisor | Laitin, David D |
| Advisor | Rivers, Douglas, 1956- |
| Advisor | Tomz, Michael |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Margaret Etheridge Peters. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Political Science. |
| Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2011 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2011 by Margaret Etheridge Peters
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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