This book examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions. In the United States, particularly in the high-immigration cities, most immigrant-origin groups have significantly lower earnings than do their counterparts in Canadian or Australian cities. Immigration policy is not a factor, however;
In this book, Jeffrey Reitz examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions. His social institutional approach projects the impact of institutional restructuring on the economic performance of immigrants in Canadian or Australian cities.
