Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets
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Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets is a landmark econometric study by David Card that examines how a sudden influx of Cuban immigrants affected wages and employment in Miami, challenging conventional views on immigration’s labor-market effects.
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Target entity: Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets Context triple: [David Card, notableWork, Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets]
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Target entity: Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets Target entity description: Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets is a landmark econometric study by David Card that examines how a sudden influx of Cuban immigrants affected wages and employment in Miami, challenging conventional views on immigration’s labor-market effects.
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A.
Frisch elasticity of labor supply
The Frisch elasticity of labor supply is an economic measure that captures how responsive individuals’ labor supply is to changes in wages when their expected lifetime wealth is held constant.
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B.
Econometric Model of the United States
Econometric Model of the United States is a large-scale macroeconometric model developed to analyze and forecast the U.S. economy, particularly associated with the pioneering work of economist Lawrence Klein.
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C.
The Economics of Discrimination
The Economics of Discrimination is a landmark 1957 book by economist Gary Becker that applies neoclassical economic theory to analyze the causes and consequences of racial and other forms of discrimination in labor markets.
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D.
Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality
"Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality" is an economics research paper analyzing how technological change and the automation of specific job tasks have contributed to growing wage inequality in the United States.
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E.
An Economist in the Real World
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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econometric study ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
David Card’s Nobel Prize–recognized body of work
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natural experiment literature in economics ⓘ |
| author | David Card ⓘ |
| challenges | conventional views that immigration strongly depresses native wages ⓘ |
| citedFor | evidence that immigration has small effects on native wages ⓘ |
| comparesWith | other U.S. metropolitan areas ⓘ |
| conclusion |
Mariel boatlift had little effect on employment of low-skilled natives in Miami
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Mariel boatlift had little effect on wages of low-skilled natives in Miami ⓘ labor markets can absorb large immigration inflows with limited adverse effects on natives in the short run ⓘ |
| contributesTo | debate on economic impact of immigration ⓘ |
| evidenceType | observational data ⓘ |
| examinesEvent |
1980 Mariel boatlift
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linked to:
Mariel boatlift
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| examinesOutcome |
employment rates
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wage levels ⓘ |
| examinesPopulation |
Cuban immigrants
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native workers in Miami ⓘ |
| examinesSkillGroup |
high school dropouts
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low-education workers ⓘ |
| field |
applied econometrics
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immigration economics ⓘ labor economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of immigration on employment
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impact of immigration on wages ⓘ low-skilled labor markets ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Miami metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
academic consensus on immigration and wages
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policy discussions on immigration ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent research on immigration and labor markets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | theory of labor supply and demand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mariel boatlift
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Miami labor market ⓘ |
| methodology | difference-in-differences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
natural experiment design
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use of sudden immigration shock ⓘ |
| researchDesign | quasi-experimental ⓘ |
| timePeriodStudied | late 1970s and early 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfShock | immigration shock ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom |
Miami
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comparison cities in the United States ⓘ |
| usesDataSource |
Current Population Survey
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U.S. Census data ⓘ
linked to:
United States Census data
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Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets
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