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Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions
Lewis, Ethan G.; Peri, Giovanni - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
and measure the local adjustments produced by the immigrant flow. Workers and firms take advantage of the opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951263
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The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts
Card, David E.; Lewis, Ethan G. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
years, however, arrivals from Mexico established sizeable immigrant communities in many "new" cities. We explore the causes … intensity within narrowly defined industries. Such adjustments could be readily explained if Mexican immigrant inflows had large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085115
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Immigrant-Native Substitutability: The Role of Language Ability
Lewis, Ethan G. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Wage evidence suggests that immigrant workers are imperfectly substitutable for native-born workers with similar … and natives are perfect substitutes. The implications for immigrant poverty and regional settlement patterns are analyzed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368128
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Immigration and Production Technology
Lewis, Ethan G. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
Research on the labor market impact of immigration typically relies on a single-good model of production with separable capital. This article discusses theory and evidence that suggest that this standard model is too simple to capture the labor market impact of immigration. A reasonable level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796748