‘When a Stranger Shall Sojourn with Thee': The Impact of the Venezuelan Exodus on Colombian Labor Markets

Santamaria, Julieth

doi:https://doi.org/10.48713/10336_45595

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‘When a Stranger Shall Sojourn with Thee': The Impact of the Venezuelan Exodus on Colombian Labor Markets

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dc.creator	Santamaria, Julieth	spa
dc.date.accessioned	2025-06-05T20:22:12Z
dc.date.available	2025-06-05T20:22:12Z
dc.date.created	2022-02-01	spa
dc.date.issued	2022-02-01	spa
dc.description	This paper analyzes the effect of open-door immigration policies on local labor markets. Using the sharp and unprecedented surge of Venezuelan refugees into Colombia, I study the impact on wages and employment in a context where work permits were granted at scale. To identify which labor markets immigrants are entering, I overcome limitations in official records and generate novel evidence of refugee settlement patterns by tracking the geographical distribution of Internet search terms that Venezuelans but not Colombians use. While official records suggest migrants are concentrated in a few cities, the Internet search index shows migrants are located across the country. Using this index, high-frequency labor market data, and a difference-in-differences design, I find precise null effects on employment and wages in the formal and informal sectors. A machine learning approach that compares counterfactual cities with locations most impacted by immigration yields similar results. All in all, the results suggest that open-door policies do not harm labor markets in the host community.	spa
dc.format.extent	41 pp	spa
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	spa
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.48713/10336_45595
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/45595
dc.language.iso	eng	spa
dc.publisher	Universidad del Rosario	spa
dc.publisher	Alianza EFI	spa
dc.publisher.department	Facultad de Economía	spa
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	spa
dc.rights.accesRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	spa
dc.rights.acceso	Abierto (Texto Completo)	spa
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	spa
dc.source.instname	instname:Universidad del Rosario	spa
dc.source.reponame	reponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR	spa
dc.subject.keyword	Migration	eng
dc.subject.keyword	Employment	eng
dc.subject.keyword	Wages	eng
dc.subject.keyword	Google searches	eng
dc.title	‘When a Stranger Shall Sojourn with Thee': The Impact of the Venezuelan Exodus on Colombian Labor Markets	spa
dc.type	workingPaper	spa
dc.type.hasVersion	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	spa
dc.type.spa	Documento de trabajo	spa
local.department.report	Facultad de Economía