作者:Kuka, Elira; Shenhav, Na'ama; Shih, Kevin
作者单位:George Washington University; Dartmouth College; City University of New York (CUNY) System; Queens College NY (CUNY)
摘要:This paper studies human capital responses to the availability of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary work authorization and deferral from deportation for undocumented, high-school-educated youth. We use a sample of young adults that migrated to the United States as children to implement a difference-in-difference design that compares noncitizen immigrants (eligible) to citizen immigrants (ineligible) over time. We find that DACA significantly in...