The substitutability of immigrants and native workers in France: use of a production function

Vincent Fromentin ()

No 1105, Cahiers du CEREFIGE from CEREFIGE (Centre Europeen de Recherche en Economie Financiere et Gestion des Entreprises), Universite de Lorraine

Abstract: This article examines the relationships of substitutability and complementarity between native workers and immigrants in France, depending on skill level, using a translog production function. We analyze the impact of immigrant workers on employment and wages of native workers by taking into account the interrelations between all factors. In general, there is a relationship of complementarity between immigrant workers and native workers, although high and intermediate-skilled migrant workers are respectively substitutable for intermediate and low-skilled native workers.

Keywords: Immigration; Substitutability; Production Function; Employment; Wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C39 D24 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2011, Revised 2011
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