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SUMMARY:French-Japanese webinar - Federico Trionfetti
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DESCRIPTION:We investigate the impact of immigration of low skilled workers
  on the skill premium. According to standard theoretical predictions\, we e
 xpect to find a positive relationship due to the increase in the relative s
 upply of unskilled labour. Using data for the Italian economy between 2008 
 and 2013 we find no significant impact. We rationalise this puzzle by intro
 ducing matching\, screening\, and firm-level wages in a two-sector\, two-go
 ods closed economy. In this model\, immigration causes a reduction in the r
 elative cost of matching with unskilled labour. As a consequence\, firms re
 duce their skill-intensity as well as the relative severity of screening sk
 illed workers. The latter effect follows from the fact that the benefits of
  the screening activity accrue to a relatively smaller number of workers. T
 he relative ability of skilled workers then declines and may compensate or 
 offset the increase in the skill premium induced by the reduction in the sk
 ill ratio. By estimating a proxy for relative ability of the skilled\, we i
 ndeed find evidence that migration flows from low and middle income countri
 es into Italian regions have caused a reduction in the relative ability of 
 skilled workers within sectors. We also estimate the welfare consequences o
 f low-skill immigration.\\n\\nContact: Gilles Dufrénot: gilles.dufrenot[at
 ]sciencespo-aix.frKiyotaka Sato: sato[at]ynu.ac.jp\n\nPlus d'informations:
  https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/events/federico-trionfetti-6
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CONTACT:Gilles Dufrénot: gilles.dufrenot[at]sciencespo-aix.frKiyotaka Sato
 :&nbsp\;sato[at]ynu.ac.jp
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