Publication: The other Europeans : inmigration into Latin America and the international labour market (1870-1930)
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2007-11
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Not all Europeans migrated to the United States. Between 1879 and 1930 13
million of Europeans went to Latin America; however, Latin America is not fully
incorporated into current debates on the cost and benefits from Atlantic
migration. This paper surveys Latin America immigration experience since the
late nineteenth century to 1930. It assesses inferences about European
migrants in Latin America derived from the experience of migrants in the United
States and questions its validity. The topics covered here include migration
trends and chronology, national origin of the flows and the evolution of real
wages. New data on the cost of passages for transatlantic migration is also
presented. This is followed by an examination of the immigrants’ contribution to
economic growth in Latin America dealing basically with the issue of human
capital brought in by European immigrants. The extent to which immigrants
alter the composition of the labour force and the demographic structure, both in
the short and the long run is also examined. A final section concludes with
some new avenues for future research.
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Immigration, Latin America, Demography, Economic development, International comparisons