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Migration and Labour Markets: Rethinking the Consensus
A short article arguing that local labour-market effects of migration are more heterogeneous than the aggregate literature suggests.
- Migration
- Labour Economics
The public debate on migration often assumes a single, uniform effect on wages and employment. The empirical record is more nuanced: effects depend on the skill composition of arrivals, the flexibility of local markets, and the time horizon considered.
This article makes the case for a place-based research agenda, one that treats cities and regions as the relevant unit of analysis rather than the nation state.