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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| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Empirical analysis of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on Miami labor markets
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