Arbeitspapier
Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
We estimate the (causal) effects of low skill immigration on the performance of Italian manufacturing firms. We find that an increase of the local supply of low skilled immigrants by one thousand units – which corresponds to 8.5 percent of the mean value - raises profits on average by somewhat less than half a percentage point, reduces average labour costs by about 0.1 percent and has no effect on TFP. The positive effects on profits are larger for small firms operating in low tech sectors and for firms located in areas specializing in low skill productions. Our evidence suggests that the recent waves of low skilled immigration in Italy may have hampered the transition to an economic structure characterized by high productivity and wage growth.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12226
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- Subject
-
low skilled immigration
profits
Italy
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Brunello, Giorgio
Lodigiani, Elisabetta
Rocco, Lorenzo
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
-
Bonn
- (when)
-
2019
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
Data provider
This object is provided by:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Brunello, Giorgio
- Lodigiani, Elisabetta
- Rocco, Lorenzo
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2019
Other Objects (12)
Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
School Vouchers Italian Style
Local Agglomeration, Entrepreneurship and the Great Recession: Evidence from Italian Industrial Districts
Does Delayed Retirement Affect Youth Employment? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Does competition at school matter? A view based upon the Italian and the Japanese experiences
The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores
Absolute Risk Aversion and the Returns to Education
Is training more frequent when wage compression is higher? Evidence from 11 European countries
Happier with Vocational Education?
On the complementary between education and training in Europe
Unemployment, Education and Earnings Growth
Is Training more Frequent when Wage Compression is Higher? Evidence from 11 European Countries
Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
School Vouchers Italian Style
Local Agglomeration, Entrepreneurship and the Great Recession: Evidence from Italian Industrial Districts
Does Delayed Retirement Affect Youth Employment? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Does competition at school matter? A view based upon the Italian and the Japanese experiences
The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores
Absolute Risk Aversion and the Returns to Education
Is training more frequent when wage compression is higher? Evidence from 11 European countries
Happier with Vocational Education?
On the complementary between education and training in Europe
Unemployment, Education and Earnings Growth
Is Training more Frequent when Wage Compression is Higher? Evidence from 11 European Countries
Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
School Vouchers Italian Style
Local Agglomeration, Entrepreneurship and the Great Recession: Evidence from Italian Industrial Districts
Does Delayed Retirement Affect Youth Employment? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Does competition at school matter? A view based upon the Italian and the Japanese experiences
The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores
Absolute Risk Aversion and the Returns to Education
Is training more frequent when wage compression is higher? Evidence from 11 European countries
Happier with Vocational Education?
On the complementary between education and training in Europe
Unemployment, Education and Earnings Growth