TY  - CHAP
AB  - This paper examines the connection between illegal migration, minimum wages, and enforcement policy. We first explore the employers’ decision regarding the employment of illegal migrants in the presence of an effective minimum wage. We show that the employers’ decision depends on the wage gap between those of the legal and illegal workers and on the penalty for employing illegal workers. We consider the effects a change in the minimum wage has on the employment of illegal immigrants and local workers. We conclude by considering the optimal migration policy taking into consideration social welfare issues.
VL  - 28
SN  - 978-1-84950-552-9, 978-0-7623-1397-6/0147-9121
DO  - 10.1016/S0147-9121(08)28006-4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0147-9121(08)28006-4
AU  - Epstein Gil S.
AU  - Heizler (Cohen) Odelia
ED  - Solomon W. Polachek
ED  - Konstantinos Tatsiramos
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Illegal migration, enforcement, and minimum wage
T2  - Work, Earnings and Other Aspects of the Employment Relation
T3  - Research in Labor Economics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 197
EP  - 224
Y2  - 2024/09/24
ER  -