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We investigate the relationship between migration and productivity in the UK, using an instrumental variable along the lines suggested by Bianchi, Buonanno and Pinotti (2012). Our results suggest that immigration has a positive and significant impact (in both the statistical sense and more...
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, wages and workforce composition. Jointly estimating production functions and firm- level wage bill equations, we compare … differences and/or effort which is largely reflected in higher wages. Conversely, migrants that are not on skilled visas are … associated with lower output and lower wages than moderately-skilled NZ-born, also consistent with a skills/effort narrative. The …
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In this paper, we analyze the connection between value added, wages, and labor market flows at the establishment level …
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impact that the enactment of various types of E-verify mandates may have on the employment and wages of these two populations … likelihood of native workers. Impacts on wages are positive for likely unauthorized women suggesting a large labor supply … reduction. For native-born workers, hourly wages also increase and provide some evidence of substitutability of unauthorized …
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The labor market differs from other markets in many respects. Most important is that those who supply labor also have to deliver it in person. It means firstly that the work environment and organization of work are important for those who deliver labor, since they are in the work place....
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provinces of origin. We find no systemic differences by province of origin in the hourly wages of male and female migrants …
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introduced in August 2012 - has affected entry-level wages of non-EU migrants in Germany. The Blue Card was targeted at non … the Blue Card increases entry-level wages of non-EU graduates relative to the control group by approximately 2 percent of … the pre-treatment entry-level wages. We provide suggestive evidence that these results are not driven by more or better …
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To what extent is labour mobility in the European Union a threat to the strength of unions? We argue that the combination of cheap labour, workforce heterogeneity, and low unionization among labour immigrants' is a potential challenge for unions. The challenge will be particularly severe if...
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the labor market. Its impact on employment, wages and wealth depends crucially on the design of immigration policy …
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We investigate the impact of immigration on productivity in the UK, using newly published ONS data on employees of non-UK origin by region and sector. Consistent with earlier research, we find some evidence of a positive association between non-EU migration and productivity, and some weaker...
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