The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment
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The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment. / Foged, Mette; Hasager, Linea; Yasenov, Vasil.
In: The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 124, No. 1, 01.2022, p. 164-213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment
AU - Foged, Mette
AU - Hasager, Linea
AU - Yasenov, Vasil
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - 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 andsignificantly different from the small positive mean and median effects on the average wage. Thepattern is reversed for employment effects where the magnitudes are also smaller. Combining theeffect sizes with measures of labor market institutions, we find that institutions might shield nativeworkers from relative wage consequences but reduce the average wage effect of immigration. Wedo not detect a significant and robust association for the employment effects.
AB - 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 andsignificantly different from the small positive mean and median effects on the average wage. Thepattern is reversed for employment effects where the magnitudes are also smaller. Combining theeffect sizes with measures of labor market institutions, we find that institutions might shield nativeworkers from relative wage consequences but reduce the average wage effect of immigration. Wedo not detect a significant and robust association for the employment effects.
KW - Immigration
KW - wages
KW - employment
KW - institutions
KW - meta-analysis
U2 - 10.1111/sjoe.12452
DO - 10.1111/sjoe.12452
M3 - Journal article
VL - 124
SP - 164
EP - 213
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Economics
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Economics
SN - 0347-0520
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 276231188