Chung H. Lee
Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Visiting Professor, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics.
Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Visiting Professor, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics.
In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?