Increase in immigration has little impact on the wages of US citizens
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 02:30
in Mathematics & Economics
A new study in Review of Economic Studies suggests that a large increase in the stock of immigrants to the United States would have little impact on the wages of native US citizens. Allowing for more high-skill immigration could be detrimental to some highly skilled workers in the country, but disproportionately beneficial to low skilled workers.