Geographic differences in the effect of immigration on the native wage distribution: Evidence from Italian provinces

This paper examines geographic differences in the effect of immigration on the wage distribution of native Italian workers. The results suggest an insignificant effect across the wage distribution in northern provinces, but large and significant effects in the lower and middle parts of the distribut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fusaro, Stefano, López-Bazo, Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/220187
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220187
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Administració local
Anàlisi de regressió
Salaris
Distribució de la renda
Local government
Regression analysis
Wages
Income distribution
Descripción
Sumario:This paper examines geographic differences in the effect of immigration on the wage distribution of native Italian workers. The results suggest an insignificant effect across the wage distribution in northern provinces, but large and significant effects in the lower and middle parts of the distribution in the south. This is entirely because immigration pushed up wages at the lower end of the female wage distribution in southern local areas. This result is consistent with increases in labor market participation of native women that went hand in hand with improvements of women's skills at the bottom of the wage distribution.