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Title: Assessing the Effect of the Occupational Crowding of Immigrants on the Real Wages of African American Workers
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Stevans, Lonnie K. |
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Assessing the Effect of the Occupational Crowding of Immigrants on the Real Wages of African American Workers Review of Black Political Economy 26,2 (Fall 1998): 37-46. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/abgmj8etxw8ht896/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Economic Association Keyword(s): Displaced Workers; Immigrants; Labor Market Outcomes; Occupations; Skills; Wages Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Do immigrant workers cause the reduction of wages and the displacement of domestic workers? One response to this question holds that immigrants are in competition and are able to displace indigenous workers by working for lower wages--particularly in low-wage, less-skilled, labor markets. The opposing view, as noted by Simcox, posits the argument that non-U.S. citizen workers take employment that domestic workers would not accept and thus serve to preserve jobs and increase consumption levels. The recurring importance of the immigration issue has spurred renewed research interests to determine what impact, if any, immigration has on domestic labor markets--particularly the labor markets of unskilled workers. |
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Stevans, Lonnie K. "Assessing the Effect of the Occupational Crowding of Immigrants on the Real Wages of African American Workers." Review of Black Political Economy 26,2 (Fall 1998): 37-46.
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