Immigration and international prices: An initial assessment
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2011-02Source
Economics LettersVolume
110Issue
2Pages
83-85Google Scholar check
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Using prices from a number of cities across the world during 1990-2006, this paper shows that there exists a negative impact of immigration on prices. The estimated absolute elasticity of prices with respect to immigration is around 14% across specifications. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.