Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA

This paper studies human capital responses to the availability of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary work authorization and deferral from deportation for undocumented, high-school-educated youth. We use a sample of young adults that migrated to the Un...

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Volume:	12
Main Author:	Kuka, Elira Shenhav, Na'ama Shih, Kevin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	NASHVILLE AMER ECONOMIC ASSOC 01.02.2020
published in:	American economic journal. Economic policy Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 293 - 324
Data of publication:	2020-02-01
ISSN:	1945-7731 1945-774X
EISSN:	1945-774X
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences CREDIT RATES DEMAND IMMIGRANTS LEGAL STATUS EARNINGS OUTCOMES OPPORTUNITIES ASSIMILATION LABOR-MARKET
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2020 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS