Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration
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This chapter presents a theoretical and empirical study of how immigration influences the joint determination of the wage structure and internal migration behavior for native-born workers in local labor markets. Using data from the 1960–2000 decennial censuses, the study shows that immigration is associated with lower in-migration rates, higher out-migration rates, and a decline in the growth rate of the native workforce. The native migration response attenuates the measured impact of immigration on wages in a local labor market by 40 to 60 percent, depending on whether the labor market is defined at the state or metropolitan area level.
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2013 ◽
Vol 103
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pp. 238-243
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1992 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 85-102
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2006 ◽
Vol 96
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pp. 405-421
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