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Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers

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  • Stark, Oded
  • Jakubek, Marcin

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In response to the imposition of steep enough sanctions for employing illegal migrants, the firm reassigns managers from supervision of production to verification of the legality of its workforce. This impedes production efficiency, reduces wages, and hurts the native workers.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Economics Letters.

Volume (Year): 117 (2012)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 533-536

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Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:533-536

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Keywords: Employer sanctions; Illegal migrant workers; Natives’ welfare; The formation of public policy;

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  1. Cobb-Clark, Deborah A & Shiells, Clinton R & Lowell, B Lindsay, 1995. "Immigration Reform: The Effects of Employer Sanctions and Legalization on Wages," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(3), pages 472-98, July.
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