The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: American Cities During the Great Depression

During the Great Depression, as today, migrants were accused of taking jobs and crowding relief rolls. At the time, protest concerned internal migrants rather than the foreign born. We investigate the effect of net migration on local labor markets, instrumenting for migrant flows to a destination

大萧条时期，与当下情形一致，移民被指责抢占就业岗位、挤占救济登记名额。彼时的抗议矛头指向国内移民，而非外籍移民。本研究旨在考察净移民对当地劳动力市场的影响，并通过工具变量法对迁入目的地的移民流动量进行内生性处理。