How Low-skilled Immigration is Changing US Prices and Labor Markets
| Author | : Patricia Cortes (Ph. D.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : OCLC:123030280 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis How Low-skilled Immigration is Changing US Prices and Labor Markets by : Patricia Cortes (Ph. D.)
Download or read book How Low-skilled Immigration is Changing US Prices and Labor Markets written by Patricia Cortes (Ph. D.) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (cont.) Using data from the Occupation Information Network and the Census, I find that: (1) within a city, occupations that require fewer language skills have a higher ratio of low-skilled immigrants to natives, and (2) after an immigration shock, there is a disproportional reduction in the wages of natives that work in manual occupations.
