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Migrants: dissiper les fantasmes

14 September 2015

However, other studies show that the influx of immigrants has negative effects on the median salary (but not on employment) natives working in low-skilled sectors such as the building and public works, so on the remuneration of those with which immigrants are directly in competition, i.e. mostly workers from a wave of previous immigration Ortega, Javier and Verdugo , Gregory (2015), The impact of immigration on the local labor market outcomes of blue collar workers: panel data evidence. CEP discussion paper, CEPDP1333. Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, UK).

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Related publications
'The Impact of Immigration on the Local Labor Market Outcomes of Blue Collar Workers: Panel Data Evidence', Javier Ortega and Gregory Verdugo, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1333, February 2015

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Labour Markets Programme webpage
Javier Ortega CEP Publications webpage

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