Undocumented workers in the labor market: an analysis of the earnings of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States.
J Popul Econ
; 12(1): 91-116, 1999.
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| ID: mdl-12295042
"This paper studies the differences in earnings between Mexican legal and illegal immigrants in the United States. The analysis includes a cross-sectional examination of the wage differences between legal and undocumented workers as well as a longitudinal analysis examining the impact of legalization on the earnings of previously-undocumented workers. It is shown that the average hourly wage rate of male Mexican legal immigrants in the United States was 41.8% higher than that of undocumented workers while female legal immigrants earned 40.8% more."
Key words
Americas; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Illegal Migrants; Immigrants; Income--determinants; International Migration; Latin America; Macroeconomic Factors; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; United States; Wages--determinants
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
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Transients and Migrants
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Sex Factors
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Emigration and Immigration
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Income
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
Journal:
J Popul Econ
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Germany