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Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data


Thomas K. Bauer


Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen); University of Bochum - Faculty of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Regina Flake


Ruhr Graduate School in Economics

Mathias Sinning


Australian National University; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5707

Abstract:     
This paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives. Employing an instrumental variable strategy and utilizing the variation in the population share of foreigners across regions and time, we find no support for the hypothesis of adverse labor market effects of immigration.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 22

Keywords: international migration, effects of immigration

JEL Classification: F22, J31, J64, R23

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Date posted: May 23, 2011  

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Bauer, Thomas K., Flake, Regina and Sinning, Mathias, Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data. IZA Discussion Paper No. 5707. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1849462

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Thomas K. Bauer (Contact Author)
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) ( email )
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Regina Flake
Ruhr Graduate School in Economics ( email )
Hohenzollernstr. 1-3
Essen, 45128
Germany
Mathias Sinning
Australian National University ( email )
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Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany
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