The effect of immigration on the earnings of native-born workers: Evidence from Australia

Temesgen Kifle

The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2009, vol. 38, issue 2, pages 350-356

Abstract: No consensus has been reached by previous studies on the impact of immigration on the earnings of natives. Using data from the Australia's 2001 Census of Population and Housing an individual-level earnings function is estimated by including the fraction of immigrants in a given skill group relative to total employment in that skill group as one of the independent variables. Using employees' occupation and level of education as proxies for skill, the results indicate that generally immigrants have a significant positive effect on earnings of natives. The overall findings suggest that the increase in supply of labour due to immigration is offset by higher demand for labour and hence positive effect on native earnings.

Keywords: Australia; Earnings; Immigrant; Native (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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