Abstract
We examine how migrant workers impact firm performance using administrative data from
the United States. Exploiting an unexpected change in firms’ likelihood of securing lowwage
workers through the H-2B visa program, we find limited crowd-out of other forms of
employment and no impact on average pay at the firm. Yet, access to H-2B workers raises
firms’ annual revenues and survival likelihood. Our results are consistent with the notion
that guest worker programs can help address labor shortages without inflicting large losses
on incumbent workers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 41 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | IZA Discussion Paper |
|---|---|
| No. | 16438 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2365-9793 |
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Fields of science
- 303010 Health economics
- 502 Economics
- 502002 Labour economics
- 502009 Corporate finance
- 502021 Microeconomics
- 502042 Environmental economics
- 502047 Economic theory
- 504014 Gender studies
- 507016 Regional economy
- 405002 Agricultural economics
- 502001 Labour market policy
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- 502010 Public finance
- 502012 Industrial management
- 502013 Industrial economics
- 502018 Macroeconomics
- 502020 Market research
- 502025 Econometrics
- 502027 Political economy
- 502039 Structural policy
- 502046 Economic policy
- 506004 European integration
JKU Focus areas
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
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