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Threat or help? : the effects of unskilled immigrant workers on national productivity growth

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  • Devadas,Sharmila
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While unskilled immigrant workers have relatively low formal human capital, theory suggests that they can still contribute to productivity improvements by helping to increase efficiency and upgrading the skills of the native labor force. Empirical studies indicate that positive productivity effects do occur. This body of evidence does not provide a compelling argument for the closing of national borders to unskilled foreigners on economic grounds.

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  • Devadas,Sharmila & Devadas,Sharmila, 2017. "Threat or help? : the effects of unskilled immigrant workers on national productivity growth," Research and Policy Briefs 113185, The World Bank.
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    1. Emma Serwaa Obobisa & Haibo Chen & Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba & Claudia Nyarko Mensah, 2021. "The Causal Relationship Between China-Africa Trade, China OFDI, and Economic Growth of African Countries," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, December.

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