1. Introduction
In 1980, approximately 125’000 Cubans from Mariel Harbor arrived in the United States between April and October, leading to an increase of 7% of Miami’s workforce. The unexpectedness nature of the event, making it similar to a natural experiment, permitted David Card, a Canadian labor economist, to set up an innovative pre/post test design using a difference in difference estimator in his paper “The impact of the Mariel boatlift on the Miami labor market”. The latter study would have a substantial legacy in the economic field for its methodological approach.
More than three decades after the event, immigration is once again a highly debated political subject. Accused of being responsible for depressed wages, high unemployment
In 1980, approximately 125’000 Cubans from Mariel Harbor arrived in the United States between April and October, leading to an increase of 7% of Miami’s workforce. The unexpectedness nature of the event, making it similar to a natural experiment, permitted David Card, a Canadian labor economist, to set up an innovative pre/post test design using a difference in difference estimator in his paper “The impact of the Mariel boatlift on the Miami labor market”. The latter study would have a substantial legacy in the economic field for its methodological approach.
More than three decades after the event, immigration is once again a highly debated political subject. Accused of being responsible for depressed wages, high unemployment