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The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria

Giovanni Peri, Derek Rury and Justin C. Wiltshire
Published online before print June 10, 2022, 0521-11655R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0521-11655R1
Giovanni Peri
Giovanni Peri () is a professor of economics at the University of California, Davis; Director of the Global Migration Center at the University of California, Davis; a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA; and a Research Fellow at IZA Institute in Bonn, Germany.
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Derek Rury
Derek Rury () is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
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Justin C. Wiltshire
Justin Wiltshire () is a PhD Candidate at the University of California, Davis.
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ABSTRACT

We examine the economic impact of the large Puerto Rican migration into Orlando following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Using a synthetic control approach, we find non-Hispanic employment increased in Orlando, and find positive aggregate labor market effects for less-educated workers. The employment effect was particularly large in the construction sector. While we find that construction earnings decreased slightly, this was balanced by earnings growth in retail and hospitality. This is consistent with immigration having small negative impacts on earnings in sectors exposed to a labor supply shock, offset by positive effects in sectors impacted by an associated positive demand shock.

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  • J15
  • J21
  • J61

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Giovanni Peri, Derek Rury, Justin C. Wiltshire
Journal of Human Resources Jun 2022, 0521-11655R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0521-11655R1

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Giovanni Peri, Derek Rury, Justin C. Wiltshire
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