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Title: Immigration and Economic Freedom: Does Immigrants' Education Level Matter?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 1556-5068

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3396748

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Abstract: This paper builds on Padilla and Cachanosky (2018) and examines if immigrants' educational attainments matter, particularly for immigrants with low educational attainments, when it comes to test the impact immigrants have on the economic freedom of the US states. Except in the area of government transfers and subsidies, we don't find any evidence to support such hypothesis. In addition, our results indicate that the economic significance associated with immigrants without a high school diploma's negative impact on economic freedom score for the area of government transfers and subsidies is likely trivial. Our results are robust to various specifications. (JEL F22, H70, O43) This paper builds on Padilla and Cachanosky (2018) and examines if immigrants' educational attainments matter, particularly for immigrants with low educational attainments, when it comes to test the impact immigrants have on the economic freedom of the US states. Except in the area of government transfers and subsidies, we don't find any evidence to support such hypothesis. In addition, our results indicate that the economic significance associated with immigrants without a high school diploma's negative impact on economic freedom score for the area of government transfers and subsidies is likely trivial. Our results are robust to various specifications. (JEL F22, H70, O43)

Url: http://journal.apee.org/index.php/2020_Journal_of_Private_Enterprise_Vol_35_No_1_Spring_parte2

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Authors: Padilla, Alexandre; Cachanosky, Nicolas; Beck, Jonathan

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Private Enterprise

Issue: 1

Volume: 35

Pages: 29-57

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States