This paper exploits the exogenous and differential immigrant supply shocks caused by the immigration quota system in … the 1920s to identify the causal effects of the immigration restriction on the US manufacturing wages, the Great Migration …, and industrial production between 1920 and 1930. I find that the immigration restriction significantly increased …

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical study of how immigration influences the joint determination of the wage …-2000 decennial censuses, the study shows that immigration is associated with lower in-migration rates, higher out-migration rates … immigration on wages in a local labor market by 40 to 60 percent, depending on whether the labor market is defined at the state or …

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical study of how immigration influences the joint determination of the wage …-2000 decennial censuses, the study shows that immigration is associated with lower in-migration rates, higher out-migration rates … immigration on wages in a local labor market by 40 to 60 percent, depending on whether the labor market is defined at the state or …

local and aggregate wage effect estimates has implications for our general understanding of how immigration and wages are …

demand and technology, production expansion, and specialization of native workers as immigration rises. …

Public debate on immigration focuses on its effects on wages and employment, yet the discussion typically fails to … consider the effects of immigration on working conditions that affect workers' health. There is growing evidence that …. Recent studies show that as immigration rises, native workers are pushed into less demanding jobs. Such market adjustments …

Public debate on immigration focuses on its effects on wages and employment, yet the discussion typically fails to … consider the effects of immigration on working conditions that affect workers' health. There is growing evidence that … immigrants are more likely than natives to work in risky jobs. Recent studies show that as immigration rises, native workers are …

, mechanically changing the average native wage in affected markets and biasing the estimated wage impact of immigration. We document … wage of French women, but led to a sizable decline in their employment rate. In contrast, immigration had little impact on … immigration and female wages arises partly because the native women who left the labor force had relatively low wages. Adjusting …