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This paper studies the effects of immigration on the allocation of occupational physical burden and work injury risks …. Using data for England and Wales from the Labour Force Survey (2003-2013), we find that, on average, immigration leads to a … important differences across skill groups. Immigration reduces the average physical burden of UK-born workers with medium levels …
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This paper examines the effect of immigration on workplace safety, a new and previously unexplored outcome in the … follow an IV strategy based on the distribution of early migrants settlements across provinces. Our results show that the …. Finally, we find no effects of immigration on the workplace safety of immigrants. These results add a previously unexplored …
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native workers' exposure to injuries? This paper provides evidence of the effects of immigration on the incidence and … rule out that decreased injuries are driven by higher native unemployment. We find that employment rates are positively … associated with immigration, in particular for workers with higher education. While not statistically significant at conventional …
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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 …
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Previous research has found that immigration benefits the health of working-age natives, an effect mediated through the … labor market. We use the Study of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to investigate whether immigration also … affects the health of natives 65-80 years old. Immigration may increase the supply and lower the price of personal and …
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This paper studies the effects of immigration on the allocation of occupational physical burden and work health risks …. Using data for England and Wales from the Labour Force Survey, we find that, on average, immigration leads to a reallocation … important differences across skill groups. Immigration reduces the average physical burden of UK-born workers with medium levels …
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This paper studies the effects of immigration on the allocation of occupational physical burden and work injury risks …. Using data for England and Wales from the Labour Force Survey (2003-2013), we find that, on average, immigration leads to a … important differences across skill groups. Immigration reduces the average physical burden of UK-born workers with medium levels …
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The health status of people is a precious commodity and central to economic, socio-political, and environmental … the portrait of immigrants and natives. In this paper we are concerned with international migration and health outcomes in … the host countries. Through a general literature review and examination of specific immigration countries, we provide …
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The health status of people is a precious commodity and central to economic, socio-political, and environmental … the portrait of immigrants and natives. In this paper we are concerned with international migration and health outcomes in … the host countries. Through a general literature review and examination of specific immigration countries, we provide …
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