Economic Geography & Deportation∗
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چکیده
I study the long-run economic effects of a policy of deporting undocumented immigrants. To evaluate such a policy, I develop a dynamic spatial growth model featuring migration, endogenous innovation, and economic geography. Using this framework, I simulate various deportation policy scenarios for the United States and quantify gains and losses in welfare and real wages, both in the aggregate and across states. From these results, I conclude that a policy of deporting undocumented immigrants leads to small increases in welfare and real wages of US workers but that these gains do not persist into the long run.
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