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Table 4 Impact of Immigration on Wages: by Occupation Groups

From: The impact of EU and Non-EU immigration on British wages

 

Ln (wages)irt-1

 

Immigrant/ native ratio)irt-1

Robust Standard Errors

Sample Size

Adjusted R-squared

Panel A: OLS estimation (Weighted)

Managers & Professionals

  

-0.239

[0.157]

2809

0.806

 

0.943***

[0.015]

-0.054***

[0.019]

2796

0.981

Skilled Production

  

-0.130***

[0.046]

1022

0.872

 

0.946***

[0.017]

-0.015***

[0.004]

1016

0.985

Semi/unskilled production

  

0.002

[0.034]

792

0.929

 

0.934***

[0.012]

-0.005

[0.004]

792

0.991

Semi/unskilled services

  

-0.152***

[0.028]

1318

0.949

 

0.850***

[0.027]

-0.024***

[0.006]

1318

0.985

Panel B: IV estimation (Weighted)

Managers & Professionals

  

-0.394**

[0.167]

2807

0.804

 

0.918***

[0.017]

-0.056**

[0.017]

2794

0.975

Skilled Production

  

-0.132***

[0.037]

1011

0.872

 

0.946***

[0.015]

-0.016***

[0.005]

1005

0.985

Semi/unskilled production

  

0.048

[0.040]

792

0.921

 

0.934***

[0.012]

0.001

[0.009]

792

0.991

Semi/unskilled services

  

-0.259***

[0.085]

1317

0.931

 

0.844***

[0.026]

-0.034***

[0.011]

1317

0.985

  1. Notes:
  2. a All specifications use clustered robust standard errors, and all equation are weighted using the levels of employment by each occupation and region cell
  3. b Each equation also includes lagged unemployment, age controls, skill controls, year dummies, and region dummies
  4. b Notes (d)- (e), Table 2; Note (c), Table 3.
  5. Sources: LFS and ASHE/NES