The effect of immigration along the distribution of wages

This paper analyses the effect immigration has on the wages of native workers. Unlike most previous work, we estimate wage effects along the distribution of native wages. We derive a flexible empirical strategy that does not rely on pre-allocating immigrants to particular skill groups. In our empiri...

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Volume:	80
Main Author:	Dustmann, Christian Frattini, Tommaso Preston, Ian P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	OXFORD Oxford University Press 2013 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
published in:	The Review of economic studies Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 145 - 173
Data of publication:	2013
ISSN:	0034-6526 1467-937X 0034-6527 1467-937X
EISSN:	1467-937X
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Einkommensverteilung Einwanderung Migrationshintergrund Großbritannien Lohnhöhe Einkommenseffekt Ausländer Arbeitnehmer Qualifikationsstruktur Einwanderer Inländer Density estimation Immigrant populations Occupations Censuses Labor markets Instrumental variables estimation Wages Surplus Educational attainment Capital surplus Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Impact Immigration PANEL-DATA Wage distribution LOW-SKILLED IMMIGRATION
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