Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
South–South migration and the labor market: evidence from South Africa / C. Biavaschi, G. Facchini, A.M. Mayda, M. Mendola. - In: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY. - ISSN 1468-2702. - 18:4(2018 Jul), pp. 823-853. ((Intervento presentato al 9. convegno AFD World Bank Migration and Development Conference : June tenutosi a Fiesole nel 2016 [10.1093/jeg/lby010].
Abstract:
Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007, we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. We exploit the variation—both at the district and at the national level—in the share of foreign-born male workers across schooling and experience groups over time. In addition, we use an instrumental variable empirical strategy to estimate the causal effect of immigration on the local labor market. At the district level, we show that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives’ employment rates but not on total income. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives’ total income but not on employment rates. Our results are consistent with outflows of natives to other districts as a consequence of migration, as in Borjas (2006).
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
immigration; labor market effects; South Africa;
Elenco autori:
C. Biavaschi, G. Facchini, A.M. Mayda, M. Mendola
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