Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Pages: 533-536

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In response to the imposition of steep enough sanctions for employing illegal migrants, the firm reassigns managers from supervision of production to verification of the legality of its workforce. This impedes production efficiency, reduces wages, and hurts the native workers.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:533-536
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25