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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance and Self-Employment Proclivity: A Bi-National Study of Immigrants

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those …

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Wage and Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany: An Analysis Based on Local Labour Markets

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Velling, Johannes - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

We analyse the impact of increased immigration on labour market outcomes of natives in Germany using a dataset of … Germany is largely independent of labour market conditions. Subsequent internal moves by foreigners are more responsive to …

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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants

Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects … German migrants to West Germany in comparison with native born West Germans. Ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Europe … from East Germany. Similar to foreign guest-workers, German immigrants are more likely to work in blue collar jobs; they do …

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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants

Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …

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Eastern Germany Since Unification: Wage Subsidies Remain a Better Way

Begg, David; Portes, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

wage subsidy in Eastern Germany and the elimination of all other subsidies. Subsequent events have strengthened the …

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Is There Regional Tax Competition? Firm Level Evidence for Belgium

Crabbé, Karen; Janssen, Boudewijn; Vandenbussche, Hylke - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This is the first Paper that looks at regional tax competition within one single country. In many countries in Europe, regions within a country differ substantially in their economic development and attractiveness to firms. Belgium is a typical example of a country where the economic situation...

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The Term Structure of Inflation Expectations

Chernov, Mikhail; Mueller, Philippe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We use evidence from the term structure of inflation expectations implicit in the nominal yields and survey forecasts of inflation to address the question of whether or not monetary policy is effective. We construct a model that accommodates forecasts over multiple horizons from multiple surveys...

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Is Official Exchange Rate Intervention Effective?

Taylor, Mark P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

I examine the effectiveness of exchange rate intervention within the context of a Markov-switching model for the real exchange rate. The probability of switching between stable and unstable regimes depends non-linearly upon the amount of intervention, the degree of misalignment and the duration...

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Galton's Fallacy and Tests of the Convergence Hypothesis

Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

Recent tests for the convergence hypothesis derive from regressing average growth rates on initial levels: a negative initial level coefficient is interpreted as convergence. These tests turn out to be plagued by Francis Galton's classical fallacy of regression towards the mean. Using a dynamic...

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Accession to the WTO and EU Enlargement: What Potential for Trade Increase?

Koukhartchouk, Oxana; Maurel, Mathilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper asks the question of the impact of institutions on trade and tries to estimate the potential for trade increase between CIS, Central Eastern European countries and the EU. The latter is computed using the gravity equation and the procedure introduced by Hausman and Taylor (1981). It...

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