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Hunt, Priscillia (2008) Heterogenity in the wage impacts of immigrants. UNSPECIFIED. Coventry: University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) (No.242).

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Abstract

This paper analyses impacts of immigration on individual wages. The empirical analysis is based on the British Labour Force Survey from 1993 to 2005. In addition to mean regression methods, this paper applies a semi-parametric procedure to measure covariates at quantiles of the wage distribution. Results indicate the substitutability of immigrant workers depends on the combination of education and experience attained. Our main finding is university educated immigrants with the least experience expand wages of all UK-born workers. We also find positive wage impacts between workers with the same skill sets and these effects are stronger for immigrants than natives.

Item Type:

Working or Discussion Paper (UNSPECIFIED)

Subjects:

J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

British Labour Force Survey, Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects, Wage differentials, Regression analysis

Series Name:

Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation)

Publisher:

University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation

Place of Publication:

Coventry

Official Date:

January 2008

Dates:

Date	Event
January 2008	Published

Number:

No.242

Number of Pages:

Status:

Not Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access

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