PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Giovanni Peri
AU  - Derek Rury
AU  - Justin C. Wiltshire
TI  - The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.0521-11655R1
DP  - 2022 Jun 10
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0521-11655R1
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/06/01/jhr.0521-11655R1.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/06/01/jhr.0521-11655R1.full
AB  - 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.