• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Do immigrants improve the health of native workers? : immigration crowds native workers out of risky jobs and into less strenuous work, with consequent benefits to their health
  • Contributor: Giuntella, Osea [Author]
  • Published: Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), December 2020
  • Published in: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: IZA world of labor ; 2020,102v2
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 11 Seiten); Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.15185/izawol.102.v2
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  • Keywords: immigration ; occupational choice ; job quality ; health ; Graue Literatur
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  • Description: Public debate on immigration focuses on its effects on wages and employment, yet the discussion typically fails to consider the effects of immigration on working conditions that affect workers' health. There is growing evidence that immigrants are more likely than natives to work in risky jobs. Recent studies show that as immigration rises, native workers are able to work in less demanding jobs. Such market adjustments lead to a reduction in native occupational risk and thus an improvement in native health.
  • Access State: Open Access