Immigration and international prices: An initial assessment

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 110
Issue: 2
Pages: 83-85

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Abstract

Using prices from a number of cities across the world during 1990-2006, this paper shows that there exists a negative impact of immigration on prices. The estimated absolute elasticity of prices with respect to immigration is around 14% across specifications.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:110:y:2011:i:2:p:83-85
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29