Andreas Kostøl
kostoel.bsky.social
Andreas Kostøl
@kostoel.bsky.social
Economist in academia
Reposted by Andreas Kostøl
A study of labor-market effects of immigrant inflows across jobs more exposed to immigrant consumption, finds large, positive, persistent effects on native Norwegian worker income, from Sigurd Galaasen, Andreas R. Kostøl, Joan Monras, and Jonathan Vogel https://www.nber.org/papers/w33930
June 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reposted by Andreas Kostøl
🚨🚨🚨Blockbuster paper out today! Bear with me as I explain why this one is so important.

🤔 The *economic* anger about immigration is based on the false notion that immigrants take jobs or lower wages. A major misunderstanding behind this view is that immigrants only increase the supply of labor.
June 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM