The dynamic impact of immigration on natives' labor market outcomes: Evidence from Israel

Sarit Cohen-Goldner () and M. Daniele Paserman

European Economic Review, 2011, vol. 55, issue 8, 1027-1045

Abstract: This paper studies the short and medium run impact of highly skilled immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel on natives' wages and employment. If immigrants are relatively good substitutes for native workers, the impact of immigration will be largest immediately upon the immigrants' arrival, and may become smaller as the labor market adjusts to the supply shock. Conversely, if immigrants upon arrival are poor substitutes for natives, the initial effect of immigration is small, and increases over time as immigrants acquire local labor market skills and compete with native workers. We empirically examine these alternative hypotheses using data from Israel between 1989 and 1999.

Keywords: Immigration; Wages; Employment; Labor demand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J22 J23 J31 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2011.05.002

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