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The Labour Market Impacts of Immigration to Developing Countries: Evidence from a Registration Campaign in Thailand

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  • John Bryant
  • Pungpond Rukumnuaykit

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Little is known about the labour market impact of immigration to developing countries, because most immigration to developing countries is poorly measured. We use an unusual dataset from a campaign to register irregular migrants to study how immigration has affected wages, employment, and internal migration in Thailand. We allow for endogenous migration, whereby immigrants are disproportionately attracted to areas with higher wages. Our results suggest that immigration sufficient to increase Thailand's total labour force by one per cent would reduce Thai wages by approximately half a per cent. This effect is stronger than is generally found in developed countries. We find no evidence that immigration has reduced Thai employment rates or has affected internal migration by Thais.

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  • John Bryant & Pungpond Rukumnuaykit, 2013. "The Labour Market Impacts of Immigration to Developing Countries: Evidence from a Registration Campaign in Thailand," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(6), pages 785-800, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:49:y:2013:i:6:p:785-800
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.720367
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    1. Katikar Tipayalai, 2020. "Impact of international labor migration on regional economic growth in Thailand," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, December.
    2. Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina & Gratereaux Hernández, Carlos & Pozo, Susan, 2017. "On the Implications of Immigration Policy Restricting Citizenship: Evidence from the Dominican Republic," IZA Discussion Papers 10602, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Aracı, Doğu Tan & Demirci, Murat & Kirdar, Murat Güray, 2021. "Development Level of Hosting Areas and the Impact of Refugees on Natives' Labor Market Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers 14267, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Aracı, Doğu Tan & Demirci, Murat & Kırdar, Murat Güray, 2022. "Development level of hosting areas and the impact of refugees on natives’ labor market outcomes in Turkey☆," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).

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