The wage impact of undocumented workers: Evidence from administrative data

Julie Hotchkiss, Myriam Quispe‐Agnoli and Fernando Rios‐Avila
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fernando Rios-Avila ()

Southern Economic Journal, 2015, vol. 81, issue 4, 874-906

Abstract: Using administrative, individual level, longitudinal data from the state of Georgia, this article finds that rising shares of undocumented workers results in higher earnings for documented workers, but by a small amount. A one percentage point increase in the share of undocumented workers in a documented worker's county/industry results in an average wage boost of 0.44%. Within the firm, a one percentage point increase in the percent of undocumented workers employed by the firm boosts wages by 0.09% (0.11, 0.12, and 0.04 in low, medium, and high skill firms, respectively). Potential explanations for a positive wage impact are discussed.

Date: 2015
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