@TechReport{CEPII:2023-20,
author={Anthony Edo and Cem Özgüzel},
title={The Impact of Immigration on the Employment Dynamics of European Regions},
year=2023,
month=September,
institution={CEPII},
type={Working Papers},
url={https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/publications/wp/abstract.asp?NoDoc=13908},
number={2023-20},
abstract={
This paper provides the first evidence on the regional impact of immigration on native employment in a cross-country framework. We show that the rise in the share of immigrants across European regions over the 2010-2019 period had a modest impact on the employment-to-population rate of natives. However, the effects are highly uneven across regions and workers, and over time. First, the short-run estimates show adverse employment effects in response to immigration, while these effects disappear in the longer run. Second, low-educated native workers experience employment losses due to immigration, whereas high-educated ones are more likely to experience employment gains. Third, the presence of institutions that provide employment protection and high coverage of collective wage agreements exert a protective effect on native employment. Finally, economically dynamic regions can better absorb immigrant workers, resulting in little or no effect on the native workforce.
},
keywords={Immigration ; Employment ; Labour Supply ; Employment Dynamics}
}