The Effect of Immigrants on U.S. Employment and Productivity BY GIOVANNI PERI
Economist Giovanni Peri continues to do important scjolarship on the economic impacts of immigration. Here is his latest. The Effect of Immigrants on U.S. Employment and Productivity BY GIOVANNI PERI
Abstract: The effects of immigration on the total output and income of the U.S. economy can be studied by comparing output per worker and employment in states that have had large immigrant inflows with data from states that have few new foreign-born workers. Statistical analysis of state-level data shows that immigrants expand the economy’s productive capacity by stimulating investment and promoting specialization. This produces efficiency gains and boosts income per worker. At the same time, evidence is scant that immigrants diminish the employment opportunities of U.S.-born workers.
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