The Labour Market Impacts of Immigration to Developing Countries: Evidence from a Registration Campaign in Thailand.

Little is known about the labour market impact of immigration to developing countries, because most immigration to developing countries is poorly measured. We use an unusual dataset from a campaign to register irregular migrants to study how immigration has affected wages, employment, and internal m...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 785 - 801
Autores principales: Bryant, John, Rukumnuaykit, Pungpond
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2013
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          Bryant, John
          Rukumnuaykit, Pungpond
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          Statistics New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand
          College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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        Thailand
        Labor market
        Internal migration
        Labor supply
        Employment
        Emigration & immigration
        Developing countries
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          Internal migration
          Labor supply
          Employment
          Emigration & immigration
          Thailand
          Temporary Help Services
          Developing countries
      ab: Little is known about the labour market impact of immigration to developing countries, because most immigration to developing countries is poorly measured. We use an unusual dataset from a campaign to register irregular migrants to study how immigration has affected wages, employment, and internal migration in Thailand. We allow for endogenous migration, whereby immigrants are disproportionately attracted to areas with higher wages. Our results suggest that immigration sufficient to increase Thailand's total labour force by one per cent would reduce Thai wages by approximately half a per cent. This effect is stronger than is generally found in developed countries. We find no evidence that immigration has reduced Thai employment rates or has affected internal migration by Thais.
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