The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on Local Labor Markets: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
01/01/2023
Abstract: In the 1920s, the United States substantially reduced immigration by imposing country-specific entry quotas. We compare local labor markets differentially exposed to the quotas due to variation in the national-origin mix of their immigrant population. US-born workers in areas losing immigrants did not benefit relative to workers in less exposed areas. Instead, in urban […]
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