The Labor Market Impact of Mandated Employment Verification Systems

摘要: Employment verification systems covered about one out of four people hired in the United States 2010. In this paper, we evaluate impact state-level employment mandates on and wages likely unauthorized workers across entire between 2004 We find that E-Verify mandates, particularly those covering all employers, significantly curtail likelihood male female workers. However, they appear to have mixed effects may redistribute labor towards industries often benefiting from specific exclusions, such as agriculture or food services.