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Blue Collar Labor Vulnerability

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  • John P. Haisken-DeNew

    (SELAPO (University of Munich))

  • Klaus F. Zimmermann

    (SELAPO (University of Munich) and CEPR (London))

Abstract

Native blue collar wokers often fear the competition of foreigners, as they may induce declining wages and rising unemployment. This has to be expected if natives and immigrants were substitutes. Substitutability might even be greater between foreign labor already in Germany and those newly arriving. This paper outlines the issue in a framework with two types of labor, native blue collar and foreign blue collar. Examining the wage functions of blue collar natives and foreigners in a random effects panel model using a vast sample of micro data, we actually find that foreigners negatively affect the wages of Germans and themselves on the whole. Negative effects are experienced by blue collar employees with less than 20 years experience, but these are outweighed by the much larger negative effects experienced by blue collar foreigners with more than 20 years experience.

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  • John P. Haisken-DeNew & Klaus F. Zimmermann, "undated". "Blue Collar Labor Vulnerability," Working Papers 9322, SELAPO Center for Human Resources.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:selapo:9322
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    Cited by:

    1. Basu, Bharati, 2009. "Another look at mass migration and unions in Western Europe," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 26(5), pages 878-885, September.
    2. Sari Pekkala Kerr & William R. Kerr, 2011. "Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Survey," Finnish Economic Papers, Finnish Economic Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-32, Spring.

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    Keywords

    Earnings Function; Immigration; and Random Effects Panel Models;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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