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The role of income and immigration policies in attracting international migrants
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2012
the period 1980-2006. We also collect data on time-varying immigration policies that regulate the entry of immigrants for … destinations developed by Grogger and Hanson (2011) by allowing for unobserved individual heterogeneity between migrants and non-migrants … Migration ; Labor Movements ; Immigration Policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569453
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The Role of Income and Immigration Policies in Attracting International Migrants
Ortega, Francesc - 2012
the period 1980-2006. We also collect data on time-varying immigration policies that regulate the entry of immigrants for … destinations developed by Grogger and Hanson (2011) by allowing for unobserved individual heterogeneity between migrants and non-migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104662
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Crossing the border : self-selection, earnings and individual migration decisions
Bertoli, Simone; Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; … - 2010
account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966975
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Immigration, naturalization, and the future of public education
Tanaka, Ryuichi; Farré, Lídia; Ortega, Francesc - 2014
This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on the education system of the receiving country from a political … key moments of Spain's economy and education system in year 2008, the end of a large episode of immigration. By means of … simulations we evaluate the effects of immigration on the size and quality of Spain's public education. Our main findings are as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010386380
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Immigration and the political economy of public education : recent perspectives
Ortega, Francesc; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2015
This paper reviews the recent literature on the effects of immigration on the public education of the host country … empirical studies, suggests the following conclusions. First, immigration has triggered native flight toward private schools in …-scale immigration is that it appears to undermine the political support for public education, resulting in a deterioration in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010469673
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Immigration and school choices in the midst of the Great Recession
Farré, Lídia; Ortega, Francesc; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2015
This paper empirically analyzes the effects of immigration on the schooling decisions of natives. We employ household …-level data for Spain for years 2000-2012, a period characterized by a large immigration wave and a severe recession. Our … estimates reveal that Spanish households responded to immigration by increasing their educational expenditures. This result was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308505
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The impact of skilled foreign workers on firms : an investigation of publicly traded US firms
Ghosh, Anirban; Mayda, Anna Maria; Ortega, Francesc - 2014
Many U.S. businessmen are vocally in favor of an increase in the number of H-1B visas. Is there systematic evidence that this would positively affect firms' productivity, sales, employment or profits? To address these questions we assemble a unique dataset that matches all labor condition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010442312
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Crossing the Border : Self-Selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions
Bertoli, Simone - 2010
account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141760
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Economic and cultural gaps among foreign-born minorities in Spain
de la Rica, Sara; Ortega, Francesc - 2009
This paper compares the economic and cultural gaps of the largest foreign-born ethnic minorities in Spain: Latinos, Eastern Europeans, Moroccans and individuals from Other Muslim countries. We focus on several outcomes: the gender education gap, early marriage, inter-ethnic marriage, fertility,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276401
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Economic and cultural gaps among foreign-born minorities in Spain
Rica, Sara de la; Ortega, Francesc - 2009
attainment of younger Moroccan cohorts, which is an important determinant of the outcomes we have analyzed. -- Immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831208