Replication data for: Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) David McKenzie; Caroline Theoharides; Dean Yang
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Project Citation:
McKenzie, David, Theoharides, Caroline, and Yang, Dean. Replication data for: Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113891V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We use an original panel dataset of migrant departures from the
Philippines to identify the responsiveness of migrant numbers
and wages to GDP shocks in destination countries. We find a
large, significant response of migrant numbers to GDP shocks at
destination, but no significant wage response. This is consistent
with binding minimum wages for migrant labor. This result implies
that labor market imperfections that make international migration
attractive also make migrant flows more sensitive to global business
cycles. Difference-in-differences analysis of a minimum wage change
for maids confirms that minimum wages bind and demand is price
sensitive without these distortions.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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F22 International Migration
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J38 Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
F22 International Migration
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J38 Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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