Do immigrants displace young native workers: The Austrian experience

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Abstract

This paper studies the effect of increased immigration in Austria on the risk of natives to become unemployed. Austria experienced a dramatic rise in the share of alien workers as a result of the breakdown of the former commu-nist regimes (especially from former Yugoslavia). We concentrate on unem-ployment entry of young male workers, who are supposed to compete most heavily with new immigrants. Our results indicate that the detrimental impact - if it exists at all - is only minor. This is irrespective of the analyzed proxy for competition: The share of foreign workers in an industry, in a region, or at the firm level.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)327-340
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Population Economics
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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