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Title: |
Immigration, Unemployment and Welfare |
| Author: |
Chesney, Marc;
Hazari, Bharat R.; Sgro, Pasquale M. |
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Affiliation: |
Groupe HECS;
Deakin U |
| Source: |
International Economic Journal, Summer 1999, v. 13, no. 2, pp. 59-74 |
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Publication Date: |
Summer 1999 |
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Abstract: |
The recent flows of immigrants to many
countries has been categorised by both legal/illegal migrants. Such
migration flows have occurred despite the presence of domestic
unemployment of various categories of labour. It has also been observed
that migration has lowered the reward of unskilled workers. These
problems are analysed on the basis of two alternative models: (i) where
skilled workers and (ii) where unskilled workers are unemployed. It is
shown that migration may raise both skilled/unskilled employment and
welfare under plausible factor intensity conditions. More importantly,
illegal migration may help in lowering the relative price of the
non-traded good while the impact of migration on structural adjustment
is ambiguous. |
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