Migration Surge Lifted Native Wages and Rents, Study Finds
October 12, 2026
October 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The post-pandemic migration surge increased employment and economic output while raising both wages and rents for U.S.-born residents, according to research featured by the American Enterprise Institute in 'How Did the Post-Pandemic Migration Surge Affect Labor and Housing Markets?' Written by Madeline Zavodny, Pia M. Orrenius and Jennifer Hunt for Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, the paper estimates that the 2021-24 inflow raised natives' wa . . .
