The effect of immigration shocks on native fertility outcomes: evidence from a natural experiment

Abstract ᅟ This paper investigates whether immigration shocks have a causal effect on native fertility patterns. It uses a natural experiment, exploiting the large, unexpected and localised immigration of Cuban nationals to the Miami area in the USA in 1980 to examine the fertility consequences for...

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Main Author: Kelvin K. C. Seah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-09-01
Series:IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Subjects:
J61
J13
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40176-018-0126-6