TY - CHAP AU - Tom Kornstad AU - Terje Skjerpen ED - Tiago Neves Sequeira Y1 - 2017-12-20 PY - 2017 T1 - Welfare Dependency Among Immigrants to Norway: A Panel Data Study of Transfer Shares N2 - This book deals with several issues linking immigration and social development. Following several approaches, from economic to sociological ones, it covers the many effects of the rising phenomenon of immigration. It deals with the effects of immigration on economic growth, on human capital accumulation, and on the government budget. Moreover, it also includes contributions on the social integration of immigrants and on the effects they have in some different cities. It covers studies in countries such as Norway, the USA, Romania, and South Africa. The book Immigration and Development is an essential reading for those who want to get a social sciences multidisciplinary approach to immigration as a social phenomenon. BT - Immigration and Development SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71773 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.71773 SN - 978-953-51-3785-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -