Do Immigrants Affect Firm-Specific Wages?
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We propose and test a novel effect of immigration on wages. Existing studies have focused on the wage effects that result from changes in the aggregate labour supply in a competitive labour market. We argue that if labour markets are not fully competitive, immigrants might also affect wage formation at the most disaggregate level – the workplace. Using linked employer-employee data, we find that an increased use of low-skilled immigrant workers has a significantly negative effect on the wages of native workers at the workplace – also when controlling for potential endogeneity of the immigrant share using both fixed effects and instrumental variables
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Scandinavian Journal of Economics |
Vol/bind | 114 |
Udgave nummer | 4 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1267-1295 |
ISSN | 0347-0520 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
Bibliografisk note
JEL Classification: F22;J31;J61
- Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet - Immigration, imperfect labour markets, natives, wage formation
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