The effects of deferred action for childhood arrivals on labor market outcomes

Nhan Tran

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Abstract: I study the effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) on labor market outcomes among potentially eligible immigrants. DACA allowed undocumented immigrants to participate in the labor market without fear of deportation, which might be expected to increase the probability of working and allowing workers to move to higher-skilled occupations. However, using a regression discontinuity design, I find very little to no effects on the probability of working and the likelihood of working in high skilled jobs among DACA-eligible immigrants. The confidence intervals permit modest effects on these variables, but rule out large ones. Overall, my results suggest that temporary legal status had limited effects for DACA-eligible individuals.

Keywords: DACA; undocumented immigrants; labor market outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 J1 J15 J2 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09-06
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