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The adverse effect of the COVID-19 labor market shock on immigrant employment

Borjas, George J.; Cassidy, Hugh - 2020

Employment rates in the United States fell dramatically between February 2020 and April 2020 as the initial … to document that the employment decline was particularly severe for immigrants. Historically, immigrant men were more … likely to be employed than native men. The COVID-related labor market disruptions eliminated the immigrant employment …

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The analytics of the wage effect of immigration

Borjas, George J. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-25

The theory of factor demand has important implications for the study of the impact of immigration on wages. This paper … theory can be used to check the plausibility of the many contradictory claims that appear throughout the immigration …

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The labor market consequences of refugee supply shocks

Borjas, George J.; Monras, Joan - 2016

The continuing inflow of hundreds of thousands of refugees into many European countries has ignited much political controversy and raised questions that require a fuller understanding of the determinants and consequences of refugee supply shocks. This paper revisits four historical refugee...

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