Immigration, labor markets and discrimination: evidence from the Venezuelan exodus in Perú
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- dc.contributor.author Groeger, Andre
- dc.contributor.author León-Ciliotta, Gianmarco
- dc.contributor.author Stillman, Steven
- dc.date.accessioned 2024-02-26T09:25:14Z
- dc.date.available 2024-02-26T09:25:14Z
- dc.date.issued 2024
- dc.date.updated 2024-02-26T09:25:14Z
- dc.description.abstract Venezuela is currently experiencing the biggest crisis in its recent history. This has led more than 7.3 million Venezuelans to emigrate, at least 1.5 million of those to Peru, which amounted to an increase of over 4 percent in the Peruvian population. Venezuelan immigrants in Peru are relatively similar in cultural terms, but, on average, more skilled than Peruvians. In this paper, we first examine Venezuelans’ perceptions of being discriminated against in Peru. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we document a causal relationship between the level of employment in the informal sector – where most immigrants are employed – and reports of discrimination. We then study the impact of Venezuelan migration on local’s labor market outcomes, reported crime rates, and attitudes using a variety of data sources. We find that inflows of Venezuelans to particular locations led to increased employment and income among locals, decreased reported crime, and improved reported community quality. We conduct a heterogeneity analysis to identify the mechanisms behind these labor market effects and discuss the implications for Peruvian immigration policy.
- dc.description.sponsorship Groeger and León-Ciliotta acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), through the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (Barcelona School of Economics CEX2019-000915-S). Groeger acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through grant number PID2021-122605NB-I00 and RYC2021-033208-I (co-financed by ERDF “A way of making Europe”), and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021-SGR-00571). León-Ciliotta acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through grants RYC2017-23172 and ECO2017-82696.
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- dc.identifier.citation Groeger A, León-Ciliotta G, Stillman S. Immigration, labor markets and discrimination: evidence from the Venezuelan exodus in Perú. World development. 2024 Feb;174:106437. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106437
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106437
- dc.identifier.issn 0305-750X
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59260
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Elsevier
- dc.relation.ispartof World development. 2024 Feb;174:106437
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- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CEX2019-000915-S
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PE/PID2021-122605NB-I00
- dc.rights © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).
- dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
- dc.rights.uri http://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106437
- dc.subject.keyword Immigration
- dc.subject.keyword Forced migration
- dc.subject.keyword Discrimination
- dc.subject.keyword Labor markets
- dc.subject.keyword Peru
- dc.subject.keyword Venezuela
- dc.title Immigration, labor markets and discrimination: evidence from the Venezuelan exodus in Perú
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