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-controlled migration, distinguishing between source developing and developed countries. We utilize free-movement within the EU to examine … the free migration regime and compare that to immigration into the EU from two other groups, developed and developing …This paper tests the differential effects of the generosity of the welfare state under free migration and under policy …
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migration after graduation. We find that not only wage gains are driving the migration decision, but also differences in labour … market opportunities, past migration experience, and international student exchange are strong predictors of future migration … hardly affect the migration decision. When analysing country choice, countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia appear …
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This paper investigates the effect of a native spouse on the transitions into and out of entrepreneurship of male immigrants in the U.S. We find that those married to a native are less likely to start up a business compared to those married to an immigrant. This finding is robust when the...
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This paper uses several decades of US time-diary surveys to assess the impact of low-skilled immigration, through lower prices for commercial child care, on parental time investments. Using an instrumental variables approach that accounts for the endogenous location of immigrants, we find that...
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We use a new dataset and a novel identification strategy to analyze the effects of residential segregation on the employment of migrants in 8 Italian cities. Our data, which are representative of the population of both legal and illegal migrants, allow us to measure segregation at the very local...
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Labor markets are increasingly global. Overseas work can enrich households but also split them geographically, with … ambiguous net effects on decisions about work, investment, and education. These net effects, and their mechanisms, are poorly …-household migration to high-wage jobs in Korea. This allows unusually reliable measurement of the reduced-form effect of these overseas …
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methodologies and principles to answer a range of academic and policy questions on migration. Although the progress has been … of the existing shortcomings in availability, quality, and relevance of migration data can be overcome via improvements …
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This chapter connects population aging with international migration. After documenting the trends for both, we review … the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the role of age and aging. We … subsequently discuss the literature concerning the implications of migration in the context of aging for labor markets, health and …
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The stock of human capital in an area is important for regional economic growth and development. However, highly educated workers are often quite mobile and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the state if the college graduates leave the state after...
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migration costs, which are continuously distributed. We derive the optimal marginal income tax rates at the equilibrium … semi-elasticity of migration on which we lack empirical evidence are crucial to derive the shape of optimal marginal income …
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