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dc.titleLabor Market Effect of Granting Amnesty to Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Dominican Republic
dc.contributor.authorLoschmann, Craig
dc.contributor.authorLuzes, Marta
dc.contributor.authorRivera Rivera, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorvan der Werf, Cynthia
dc.contributor.orgunitMigration Unit
dc.date.available2024-08-21T10:28:30
dc.date.issue2024-08-21T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the labor market impact of an amnesty program in the Dominican Republic, that grants Venezuelan refugees and migrants an ID card that allows them to work legally. To identify the effect, we compare the outcomes of those who received and did not receive ID cards before and after they were issued, leveraging the unexpected timing of their distribution. Our findings reveal negligible effects on the extensive margin, but indicate positive effects on the quality of employment, particularly in the likelihood of having a written contract and working in the formal sector. However, no discernible impact is observed on the likelihood of being overqualified for ones job or salary. The results suggest that the amnesty has helped Venezuelans integrate into the formal labor market, yet additional reforms such as title validation may be necessary to address the remaining barriers limiting full socio-economic inclusion.
dc.format.extent37
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013117
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/LaborMarketEffectofGrantingAmnestytoVenezuelanRefugeesandMigrantsintheDominicanRepublic.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectMigrant
dc.subjectImmigration
dc.subjectRefugee
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectFormal Labor
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subject.jelcodeF22 - International Migration
dc.subject.jelcodeK37 - Immigration Law
dc.subject.jelcodeO15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
dc.subject.keywordsImmigration;Regularization;Integration
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-01070
idb.operationRG-E1830
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