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Title: The Outflow of Foreign Born and the U.S. Labor Market, 1908-1957

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Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: This paper studies the important phenomenon of out- migration from the U.S. during the first half of the 20thcentury. Who were the immigrants who left after a temporary stay? What was the impact of these workers' outflow onthe U.S.? The paper shows that during the first three decades of the 20th century the out-migrants were primarily low skilled workers, so out-migrants' selectivity might have implied an overly optimistic view of immigrant assimilation. This paper also demonstrates that out-migration had a positive effect on the wages of remaining U.S. workers (though immigration had the expected negative impact).

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Authors: Biavaschi, Costanza

Publisher: Institute for the Study of Labor

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

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