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Does migration to Thailand reduce Thai wages

Labor market impact of migration to developing countries. Some developing countries receive significant immigrationeg South Africa, Argentina, Tajikistan, ThailandMost econometric studies in developed countries suggest effect of immigration is smallBut hazardous to extrapolate to developing count

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Does migration to Thailand reduce Thai wages

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    1. Does migration to Thailand reduce Thai wages? John Bryant and Pungpond Rukumnuaykit Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University, Thailand Presentation to Migration and Development BBL, 6 December 2007

    2. Labor market impact of migration to developing countries Some developing countries receive significant immigration eg South Africa, Argentina, Tajikistan, Thailand Most econometric studies in developed countries suggest effect of immigration is small But hazardous to extrapolate to developing countries

    3. Thailand is a good place to study labor market effects of immigration Significant immigration Roughly 2 million immigrants, mostly from Myanmar, though some from Cambodia, Laos, other Almost all entered illegally Almost all do unskilled work Relatively good data on immigrants 2004 amnesty/registration probably captured about half of all migrants Ministry of Labor provided access to data Extensive, relatively good data on Thais

    4. Results from poll of 4,184 Thais, 2006

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