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Immigrant–native wage gaps in time series: Complementarities or composition effects?

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Previous research has shown that immigrants’ wages decrease when the supply of immigrants increases. This negative correlation has been interpreted as evidence of immigrant–native complementarities in production. The present study finds that it is instead due to changing immigrant composition.

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  • Ruist, Joakim, 2013. "Immigrant–native wage gaps in time series: Complementarities or composition effects?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 119(2), pages 154-156.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:119:y:2013:i:2:p:154-156
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.02.005
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    Keywords

    Immigrant–native complementarities; Wage gaps; Immigrant composition;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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