Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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970882 | Journal of Urban Economics | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
We study the effect of immigration of foreign-trained, registered nurses (RNs) on the employment and wages of US-trained RNs. We use the “area” approach and study effects of immigration in labor markets defined by the state. We find substantial evidence that immigration by foreign-trained nurses increases the supply of nurses and that this increase in supply is associated with a decrease in annual earnings. Estimates suggest that a 10% increase in supply due to immigration is associated with a 1–4% decrease in annual earnings, although most estimates were not statistically significant and we did not find a similar association between an increase in supply and wages.
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Authors
Robert Kaestner, Neeraj Kaushal,