Arenas Arroyo, Esther ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4716-6887 and Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina
(2021)
Immigration policy and fertility: Evidence from undocumented migrants in the U.S.
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 189.
pp. 247-297.
ISSN 0167-2681
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Abstract
Using the 2005–2014 waves of the American Community Survey – a period characterized by the rapid expansion of interior immigration enforcement initiatives across the United States, we evaluate the impact of a tougher policy environment on undocumented immigrants’ fertility. We find that a one standard deviation increases in enforcement lowers childbearing among likely undocumented women by 5%. The effect stems from police-based measures linked to increased deportations, which may raise uncertainty about the future of the family unit and its resources.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Fertility, Immigration policy, Interior immigration enforcement, Undocumented immigrants, Unauthorized immigrants, United States |
Classification Codes: | JEL: J13 J15 K37 |
Divisions: | Departments > Volkswirtschaft > Arbeitsmarkttheorie und -politik |
Version of the Document: | Published |
Depositing User: | Gertraud Novotny |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2021 15:13 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2021 15:13 |
FIDES Link: | https://bach.wu.ac.at/d/research/results/100799/ |
URI: | https://epub.wu.ac.at/id/eprint/8217 |
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