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Illegal migration, wages, and remittances : semi-parametric estimation of illegality effects
Schluter, Christian; Wahba, Jackline - 2009
impacts on outcomes, specifically wages and remitting behavior. These outcomes are of particular interest given the extent of ….g. wages). We propose a new re-parametrisation of the control function, which is linear in case of a normal error structure …, and test linearity. Using Mexican Migration project data, we find considerable and robust illegality effects on wages, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003908516
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Return migrants and the wage premium: does the legal status of migrants matter?
El-Mallakh, Nelly; Wahba, Jackline - 2021
This paper examines the impact of the legal status of overseas migrants on their wages upon return to the home country … international migration, documented versus undocumented, we examine the impact of the illegal status on wages upon return. Relying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582329
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The labor market impact of undocumented immigrants : job creation vs. job competition
Albert, Christoph - 2017
immigrants' wages are the lowest of all workers due to their ineligibility for unemployment benefits and lower wage bargaining …, resulting in gains in terms of both employment and wages for natives, which does not hold for documented immigration. Stricter … effect if it targets employed workers because this leads to a risk premium in their wages. Finally, I present empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688026
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The wage impact of undocumented workers
Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Quispe-Agnoli, Myriam; Rios-Avila, … - 2012
Using administrative, individual-level, longitudinal data from the state of Georgia, this paper finds that a documented worker employed by a firm that hires undocumented workers can expect to earn 0.15 percent less than if employed by a firm that does not hire undocumented workers. However, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009511309
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The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers
Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Quispe-Agnoli, Myriam; … - 2014
Using administrative, individual-level, longitudinal data from the state of Georgia, this paper finds that a documented worker employed by a firm that hires undocumented workers can expect to earn 0.15 percent less than if employed by a firm that does not hire undocumented workers. However, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014048939
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Illegal migration, wages and remittances semi-parametric estimation of illegality effects
Wahba, Jackline; Schluter, Christian - 2009
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Redefining the Rights of Undocumented Workers
Cunningham-Parmeter, Keith - 2016
Should a nation extend legal rights to those who enter the country illegally? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question when it held that unauthorized immigrants who are fired illegally for unionizing cannot recover monetary remedies. This has led to a significant decline in employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014208208
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Illegal migration, wages, and remittances: semi-parametric estimation of illegality effects
Schluter, Christian; Wahba, Jackline - 2009
impacts on outcomes, specifically wages and remitting behavior. These outcomes are of particular interest given the extent of ….g. wages). We propose a new re-parametrisation of the control function, which is linear in case of a normal error structure …, and test linearity. Using Mexican Migration project data, we find considerable and robust illegality effects on wages, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269592
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Employment of undocumented immigrants and the prospect of legal status : evidence from an amnesty program
Devillanova, Carlo; Fasani, Francesco; Frattini, Tommaso - 2014
This paper estimates the causal effect of the prospect of legal status on the employment outcomes of undocumented immigrants. Our identification strategy exploits a natural experiment provided by the 2002 amnesty program in Italy that introduced an exogenous discontinuity in eligibility based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350887
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Illegal immigration and the shadow economy
Camacho, Carmen; Mariani, Fabio; Pensieroso, Luca - 2015
We build a general equilibrium model in which both illegal immigration and the size of the informal sector are endogenously determined. In this framework, we show that indirect policy measures such as tax reduction and detection of informal activities can be used as substitutes for border...
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