John Isbister
Biographic Data
| ID | 960021 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Isbister |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Isbister |
| SIGNATURE | ISBISTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Liberal Argument for Border Controls
This note challenges Joseph H. Carens’ assertion that no comprehensive liberal case has been made against open borders. The heart of a liberal case against open borders is the distinction between the equal moral standing of all people on the one hand, and the requirement to provide equal treatment on the other. The first does not necessarily imply the second. Border controls in rich countries can be justified by liberals on the grounds that they …
Books in review
The Other Americans
The One and the Many
The New Americans
This report was prepared by the National Research Councils Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration and concerns the economic demographic and fiscal effects of immigration to the United States. Three key questions are explored: What is the influence of immigration on the overall economy especially national and regional labor markets? What are the overall effects of immigration on federal state and local government budgets? [an…
The Immigration Debate
The immigration debate
The Immigration Debate
Attempts to debunk some of the myths surrounding immigrants and their place in the work force, arguing that their advantage lies in their work ethic
Becoming Sigmund Freud
Reply to Kerr and Smyth
Why Poor People Stay Poor
Agriculture, Balanced Growth, and Social Change in Central Canada since 1850
Birth control, income redistribution, and the rate of saving
If different groups of people in a low-income society save at different average rates, a program of birth control may affect the aggregate rate of saving by changing the relative shares of income accruing to these groups. A model is outlined in which this process occurs. The only group that saves is profit recipients; peasants and secondary sector employees consume all their income. A decline in fertility leads to a lower demand for food and a lo…
Urban Employment and Wages in a Developing Economy
Agriculture, Balanced Growth, and Social Change in Central Canada since 1850
A Liberal Argument for Border Controls
This note challenges Joseph H. Carens’ assertion that no comprehensive liberal case has been made against open borders. The heart of a liberal case against open borders is the distinction between the equal moral standing of all people on the one hand, and the requirement to provide equal treatment on the other. The first does not necessarily imply the second. Border controls in rich countries can be justified by liberals on the grounds that they …
Urban Employment and Wages in a Developing Economy
Birth control, income redistribution, and the rate of saving
If different groups of people in a low-income society save at different average rates, a program of birth control may affect the aggregate rate of saving by changing the relative shares of income accruing to these groups. A model is outlined in which this process occurs. The only group that saves is profit recipients; peasants and secondary sector employees consume all their income. A decline in fertility leads to a lower demand for food and a lo…
Urban Employment and Wages in a Developing Economy
Birth control, income redistribution, and the rate of saving
If different groups of people in a low-income society save at different average rates, a program of birth control may affect the aggregate rate of saving by changing the relative shares of income accruing to these groups. A model is outlined in which this process occurs. The only group that saves is profit recipients; peasants and secondary sector employees consume all their income. A decline in fertility leads to a lower demand for food and a lo…
Agriculture, Balanced Growth, and Social Change in Central Canada since 1850
Why Poor People Stay Poor
Reply to Kerr and Smyth
Becoming Sigmund Freud
The immigration debate
The Immigration Debate
Attempts to debunk some of the myths surrounding immigrants and their place in the work force, arguing that their advantage lies in their work ethic
The New Americans
This report was prepared by the National Research Councils Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration and concerns the economic demographic and fiscal effects of immigration to the United States. Three key questions are explored: What is the influence of immigration on the overall economy especially national and regional labor markets? What are the overall effects of immigration on federal state and local government budgets? [an…
The Immigration Debate
Books in review
The Other Americans
The One and the Many
A Liberal Argument for Border Controls
This note challenges Joseph H. Carens’ assertion that no comprehensive liberal case has been made against open borders. The heart of a liberal case against open borders is the distinction between the equal moral standing of all people on the one hand, and the requirement to provide equal treatment on the other. The first does not necessarily imply the second. Border controls in rich countries can be justified by liberals on the grounds that they …
Economics (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Development economics (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)