The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on Local Labor Markets: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
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The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on Local Labor Markets : Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure. / Abramitzky, Ran; Ager, Philipp; Boustan, Leah; Cohen, Elior; Hansen, Casper Worm.
I: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Bind 15, Nr. 1, 01.01.2023, s. 164-191.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on Local Labor Markets
T2 - Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
AU - Abramitzky, Ran
AU - Ager, Philipp
AU - Boustan, Leah
AU - Cohen, Elior
AU - Hansen, Casper Worm
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - In the 1920s, the United States substantially reduced immigrationby imposing country-specific entry quotas. We compare local labormarkets differentially exposed to the quotas due to variation in thenational-origin mix of their immigrant population. US-born work-ers in areas losing immigrants did not benefit relative to workers inless exposed areas. Instead, in urban areas, European immigrantswere replaced with internal migrants and immigrants from Mexicoand Canada. By contrast, farmers shifted toward capital-intensiveagriculture, and the immigrant-intensive mining industry contracted.These differences highlight the uneven effects of the quota system atthe local level.
AB - In the 1920s, the United States substantially reduced immigrationby imposing country-specific entry quotas. We compare local labormarkets differentially exposed to the quotas due to variation in thenational-origin mix of their immigrant population. US-born work-ers in areas losing immigrants did not benefit relative to workers inless exposed areas. Instead, in urban areas, European immigrantswere replaced with internal migrants and immigrants from Mexicoand Canada. By contrast, farmers shifted toward capital-intensiveagriculture, and the immigrant-intensive mining industry contracted.These differences highlight the uneven effects of the quota system atthe local level.
U2 - 10.1257/app.20200807
DO - 10.1257/app.20200807
M3 - Journal article
VL - 15
SP - 164
EP - 191
JO - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
JF - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
SN - 1945-7782
IS - 1
ER -
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