Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279541 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Ruhr Economic Papers No. 1040
Publisher: 
RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen
Abstract: 
We examine how migrant workers impact firm performance using administrative data from the United States. Exploiting an unexpected change in firms' likelihood of securing low-wage workers through the H-2B visa program, we find limited crowd-out of other forms of employment and no impact on average pay at the firm. Yet, access to H-2B workers raises firms' annual revenues and survival likelihood. Our results are consistent with the notion that guest worker programs can help address labor shortages without inflicting large losses on incumbent workers.
Subjects: 
Guest workers
migrants
employment
firm dynamics
H-2B visa
JEL: 
J23
F22
J61
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-3-96973-209-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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