Showing 1 - 10 of 943
This paper uses 1990 Census data to study the effects of immigrant inflows on the labor market opportunities of natives and older immigrants. I divide new immigrants, older immigrants, and natives into distinct skill groups and focus on skill-group-specific outcomes within cities. An important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472897
The NEER Immigration, Trade, and Labor Markets Data Files were developed from public data sources to facilitate … industry-based and area-based research on the effects of international trade and immigration on labor markets in the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475682
We use 1980, 1990 and 2000 Census data to study the impact of source country characteristics on the labor supply assimilation profiles of married adult immigrant women and men. Women migrating from countries where women have high relative labor force participation rates work substantially more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464260
We adopt a general equilibrium approach in order to measure the effects of recent immigration on the Western German … period 1987-2001, we find that the substantial immigration of the 1990's had no adverse effects on native wages and … 'flexible' as the UK labor market, it would be more efficient in dealing with the effects of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464796
This paper asks the following question: what was the effect of surging immigration on average and individual wages of U … most of the wage effects of immigration accrue to native workers within a decade. These two facts imply a positive and … significant effect of the 1990-2004 immigration on the average wage of U.S.-born workers overall, both in the short run and in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466168
of emigration as well as immigration. We focus on Europe and compare the outcomes for large Western European countries … inequality because of emigration. Whereas, contrary to the popular belief, immigration had nearly equal but opposite effects … are misplaced; immigration has had a positive average wage effect on native workers. Some concerns should be focused on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462010
How many "American jobs" have U.S.-born workers lost due to immigration and offshoring? Or, alternatively, is it … possible that immigration and offshoring, by promoting cost-savings and enhanced efficiency in firms, have spurred the creation … immigration does not, but rather reduces the share of offshored jobs instead. Moreover, since both phenomena have a positive "cost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462217
In this paper, we document the importance of high-skilled immigration for U.S. employment in STEM fields. To begin, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456057
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480762
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480785