Tesi etd-11042021-113636
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Type of thesis
Corso Ordinario Secondo Livello
Author
STIVELLA, ENRICO
URN
etd-11042021-113636
Title
A tale of US cities
Migration and wage dynamics in American MSAs
Structure
Cl. Sc. Sociali - Scienze Economiche
Course
SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E MANAGERIALI - SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E MANAGERIALI
Committee
relatore Prof. RAGUSA, GIUSEPPE
Tutor Prof. ROVENTINI, ANDREA
Membro Prof. VIRGILLITO, MARIA ENRICA
Membro Prof. MINA, ANDREA
Presidente Prof. BARONTINI, ROBERTO
Membro Prof. CINQUINI, LINO
Membro Prof. VANDIN, ANDREA
Tutor Prof. ROVENTINI, ANDREA
Membro Prof. VIRGILLITO, MARIA ENRICA
Membro Prof. MINA, ANDREA
Presidente Prof. BARONTINI, ROBERTO
Membro Prof. CINQUINI, LINO
Membro Prof. VANDIN, ANDREA
Keywords
- migration
- MSAs
- wages
Exam session start date
01/12/2021;
Availability
parziale
Abstract
In the years 2010-2018 US wages have risen unevenly, as it is shown by ACS data. Top and bottom quantiles of the wage distribution displayed higher growth rates than the median classes. This finding may be explained by demand spillovers - as in Mazzolari and Ragusa (2013) - or skill-biased technical change - as in Autor (2015). Another explanation may be related to migration. This essay estimates the impact of migration inflows on wages at city-skill level, as in Card (2001). OLS estimates show that a 10% difference in the inflow rate is associated with a 2.6% reduction in wages. IV estimates are based on a supply-side predicted inflow rate and point towards a larger effect (7.6%). The difference in the estimates may be interpreted as a preliminary evidence of the presence of demand spillovers.
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