Friends or Foes?

Immigrant Competition Hypothesis Revisited

Nelson Lim

Published 2002

Do immigrants compete with native workers for jobs? In the short term, direct competition between native workers and immigrants is unlikely. In the long run, however, some immigrant groups many succeed native groups in specific employment niches.

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  • Year: 2002
  • Paperback Pages: 30
  • Document Number: DRU-2913

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Lim, Nelson, Friends or Foes? Immigrant Competition Hypothesis Revisited. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2002. https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2913.html.
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