Immigration and Labor Market (Mis)Perceptions
| Autor: | Nicolás Ajzenman, Patricio Dominguez, Raimundo Undurraga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | AEA Papers and Proceedings. 112:402-408 |
| ISSN: | 2574-0776 2574-0768 |
| Popis: | Exposure to immigrants often triggers sentiments of hostility and backlash among native-born populations. Among the main concerns identified by surveys, labor market conditions typically rank at the top. We combine a two-way fixed effects model with a Bartik-type 2SLS model to causally estimate the effects of immigration on labor outcomes in Chile, where the foreign-born population almost tripled in five years. While immigration did not systematically affect employment levels, it did cause an increase in unemployment-related concerns. Our results provide a plausible hypothesis to explain the backlash against immigrants: misperception regarding the effect of immigrants on labor market conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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