Immigration and Gender Differences in the Labor Market

Joan Llull

No 2102, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series from Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM)

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of immigration on gender gaps in the labor market. Using an equilibrium structural model for the U.S. economy, I simulate the importance of two mechanisms: the differential labor market competition induced by immigration on male and female workers, and the availability of cheaper child care services. Consistent with the literature, aggregate effects on gender and participation gaps are negligible. However, female are more negatively affected by labor market competition, even though these effects are compensated from the cheaper-childcare effect. This generates heterogeneity in the effects along the skill distribution: gender gaps are increased at the bottom of the distribution and reduced at the top. Human capital adjustments are also heterogeneous.

Keywords: Gender Gaps; Immigration; Human Capital; Child-care Cost; Competition; Equilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J2 J31 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-01
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Journal Article: Immigration and Gender Differences in the Labor Market (2021)
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