Do minimum wages induce immigration?

Giulietti, Corrado

doi:10.15185/izawol.151

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“…These effects were largely driven by the relatively younger age-cohorts as they found no significant relationship for those over 50. Given that the composition, rate of change as well as attitudes towards migrants may differ, the relationship between immigration and well-being may, however, be different in the UK than that observed in Germany (see Giulietti, 2017).…”

Section: Previous Research Relating To the Relationship Between Immigmentioning

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It’sNotAll about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England

Howley

Waqas

Moro

et al. 2019

Work, Employment and Society

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While much is known regarding the effects of immigration for objective outcomes, relatively little is known regarding the effects for perceived well-being. By exploiting spatial and temporal variation in the net-inflows of foreign-born individuals across local areas in England, we examine the relationship between immigration and natives’ subjective well-being as captured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). We find small negative effects overall but that an analysis of the main effects masks significant differences across subgroups, with relatively older individuals, those with below-average household incomes, the unemployed and finally those without any formal educational qualifications experiencing much more substantive well-being losses than others. These observed well-being differentials are congruent with voting patterns evident in the recent UK referendum on EU membership. We put forward perceived as opposed to actual labour market competition and social identity as two potential explanations for the negative well-being impacts of immigration for natives.

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confidence: 99%

It’sNotAll about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England

Howley

Waqas

Moro

et al. 2019

Work, Employment and Society

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“…22 19 The number of individuals who are better off and worse off could also be influenced by migration if higher minimum wages attract low-skilled immigrants or induce relocations among recent migrants. A recent review of the literature on migration flows in response to minimum wage laws concludes that the evidence is mixed regarding these potential migration effects (Giulietti 2015). 20 Unlike the federal minimum wage, which changes only with legislation, the EITC amounts change each year.…”

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The Relative Effectiveness of the Minimum Wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit as Anti-Poverty Tools

Quinn

Cahill

2017

Religions

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Abstract:In the search for effective measures to combat poverty, two government policies have been given much attention. One is the establishment of a federal minimum wage to help workers secure a decent standard of living. The second measure is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which gives tax refunds to workers in households that fall below a set standard of income. Both policies have supporters and critics regarding the effectiveness of the policies. This essay provides an economic analysis of the two measures. Among the issues discussed are how the policies affect employment and poverty, and how well targeted they are at the population at risk.

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“…These minimum living wages are far higher than the minimum wage rate of MYR1100, thus may not attract the locals to join the low-skilled jobs. The study by Giulietti [8] also has suggested that minimum wage would not negatively affect the immigrants' employment. On the other hand, studies from Edo and Rapoport [9] have shown that the minimum wage policy has been success in reducing the foreign workers.…”

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Minimum Wage Reduce the Low-Skilled Foreign Workers in Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

2019

IJRTE

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The paper emphasizes on the implementation of minimum wage in Malaysia and subsequent increases of the minimum wage to estimate the minimum wage’s effect on the low-skilled foreign workers. High dependency towards the foreign works has been one of the major reasons for the Government to introduce the minimum wage policy in 2012. The study used questionnaire survey and focused on the manufacturing firms in Peninsular Malaysia that are registered with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers. We have conducted a panel analysis study covering periods of 2008 to 2017 to analyze the effectiveness of the minimum wage policy in reducing the low-skilled foreign workers. The findings suggested that the employers reduced their low-skilled foreign workers to respond to the implementation and the increase in the minimum wage. The higher statutory wages have caused the firms to reduce their less productive workers. Based on the analysis, we suggest that the companies tend to retain and hire more skills and productive workers in order to cope with the increase in the labour cost. Not only reducing the inflow of foreign workers, the minimum wage policy would have a significant impact towards productivity. Forging ahead with the fourth industrial revolution, productive workers are the key instruments for the firms to remain competitive in the industry as well as to accelerate their productivity and profitability.

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Do minimum wages induce immigration?

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

It’sNotAll about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England

It’sNotAll about the Economy Stupid! Immigration and Subjective Well-Being in England

The Relative Effectiveness of the Minimum Wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit as Anti-Poverty Tools

Minimum Wage Reduce the Low-Skilled Foreign Workers in Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

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