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Table 9 The effect of immigration on the unemployment level of the local population

From: Russian migrants to Russia: assimilation and local labor market effects

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

Probit

FE

IV

Percent of immigrants in the regional population

0.003

0.002

0.003

 

(0.003)

(0.012)

(0.003)

Male

0.026***

.

0.029***

 

(0.007)

.

(0.008)

Age

0.001

−0.023***

0.001

 

(0.002)

(0.008)

(0.002)

Age squared

−0.000

0.000***

−0.000

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

Years of education

−0.009***

0.002

−0.009***

 

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.001)

Married

−0.046***

−0.003

−0.048***

 

(0.006)

(0.008)

(0.007)

Urban area

−0.051***

.

−0.057***

 

(0.014)

.

(0.015)

F-test for the exclusion of the instrument

  

F(1, 30) = 27.7

Partial R2 for the excluded instrument

  

0.36

N

39563

39563

39563

Adj/pseudo R 2

0.05

0.005

0.032

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses, clustered at the level of regions; *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01
  2. Dep.var. – dummy equal to one if the person is unemployed (not employed and looking for a job). Year fixed effects included. Excluded instrumental variable in the IV regression – log distance from the center of a region to the border with fSU countries. Sample includes non-immigrants of age 25-55/60 (for men/women)
  3. Source of data – RLMS, years 1995–2009