The Housing and Rental Price Effects of Unskilled and Skilled Immigration in the United States: 2013-2017

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2020

Department

School of Business

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of unskilled (not college-educated) and skilled (college-educated) immigration on housing prices and rental prices. An instrumental variable approach is employed to investigate causal effects. Results show that an increase in unskilled immigration inflows may lead to a greater rental price appreciation, but an increase in skilled immigration inflows may lead to a lower rental price appreciation. Contrary to previous studies, this study finds that immigration inflows have little housing price effects.

DOI

10.1080/10527001.2020.1846430

First Page

179

Last Page

194

Volume

29

Issue

3

ISSN

10527001

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