The role of labor market institutions in the impact of immigration on wages and employment

B-Tier
Journal: Scandanavian Journal of Economics
Year: 2022
Volume: 124
Issue: 1
Pages: 164-213

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

We collect 1,030 previously estimated wage effects and 432 employment effects of immigration, and we document that the mean and median effects on the relative wage are negative and significantly different from the small positive mean and median effects on the average wage. The pattern is reversed for employment effects where the magnitudes are also smaller. Combining the effect sizes with measures of labor market institutions, we find that institutions might shield native workers from relative wage consequences but reduce the average wage effect of immigration. We do not detect a significant and robust association for the employment effects.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:scandj:v:124:y:2022:i:1:p:164-213
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25