Exam 16: Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration

Between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I,the U.S.economy was not able to effectively absorb the millions of immigrants it received.

From 1860 to 1910,U.S.statistical and qualitative evidence suggests that

Discuss the debate over why the U.S.ended immigration when it did.

The evidence shows that in 1860-1910

From 1860 to 1910,international net capital flow into the U.S.

In the Thomas (1954)model,

Long information lags,bad harvests,high degrees of government intervention in private affairs and other "push-effects" often decreased net migration in the U.S.

Brinley Thomas' (1954)thesis explains

Young male adults provided the single largest group of migrants.This helped increase human capital in the U.S.

During the postbellum period,per capita real output could not keep pace with population growth.

What does a study of immigration figures before 1921 indicate?

The percentage of foreign-born people living in the U.S.continued to rise after the Civil War.

When the U.S.economy expands,foreign investment in and immigration to the U.S.usually contracts.

Discuss the economic benefits and costs of the increase in the number of people living in urban areas after the Civil War.

Provide a detailed description of the Malthusian thesis and discuss its economic implications.

Explain why the free flow of laborers and capital benefited the U.S.and European economies during the nineteenth century.

The demographic trends in population growth and migration after the Civil War differed significantly from those established before the War.

According to the Thomas (1954)analysis,American investment in industrial physical capital was

Explain how immigrants can contribute positively to a growing and developing economy.

The large influx of immigrant families between 1860 and 1910 caused the total population to grow?at a faster rate than the work force.