Immigrants at the Workplace and the Wages of Native Workers
Written by: Jan Rose Skaksen, Nikolaj Malchow-Møller and Jakob Roland Munch
Using correlated data concerning employers and employment in Denmark over a relatively long period (1993-2004), the researchers studied the consequences at the level of the workplace of the increasing frequency of the employment of immigrants. How did the increasing share of employees from less developed countries affect the earnings of native Danish employees at the same workplace?
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