Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program

Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for refugees...

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Main Author:	Mask Joshua
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:	IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Subjects:	immigration labor market outcomes settlement policies recession j15 j24 j31 j41 j61
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0021

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spelling	doaj-c43c92250f694f3d8e70fd70cf6eb4ee2021-09-05T21:02:07ZengSciendoIZA Journal of Development and Migration2520-17862020-12-0111146750610.2478/izajodm-2020-0021izajodm-2020-0021Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement programMask Joshua0Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USAAre there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for refugees as their arrival dates are exogenously determined through the US Refugee Resettlement program. A one percentage point increase in the arrival national unemployment rate reduces refugee wages by 1.98% and employment probability by 1.57 percentage points after 5 years.https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0021immigrationlabor market outcomessettlement policiesrecessionj15j24j31j41j61
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title	Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
title_short	Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
title_full	Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
title_fullStr	Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
title_full_unstemmed	Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
title_sort	consequences of immigrating during a recession: evidence from the us refugee resettlement program
publisher	Sciendo
series	IZA Journal of Development and Migration
issn	2520-1786
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for refugees as their arrival dates are exogenously determined through the US Refugee Resettlement program. A one percentage point increase in the arrival national unemployment rate reduces refugee wages by 1.98% and employment probability by 1.57 percentage points after 5 years.
topic	immigration labor market outcomes settlement policies recession j15 j24 j31 j41 j61
url	https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0021
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Consequences of immigrating during a recession: Evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program

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