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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?
Bell, Brian - 2014
Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but …
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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?
Bell, Brian - 2019
Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011960237
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Do immigrants improve the health of native workers? : immigration crowds native workers out of risky jobs and into less strenuous work, with consequent benefits to their health
Giuntella, Osea - 2014
Public debate on immigration focuses on its effects on wages and employment, yet the discussion typically fails to … consider the effects of immigration on working conditions that affect workers' health. There is growing evidence that …. Recent studies show that as immigration rises, native workers are pushed into less demanding jobs. Such market adjustments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422425
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Do immigrants improve the health of native workers? : immigration crowds native workers out of risky jobs and into less strenuous work, with consequent benefits to their health
Giuntella, Osea - 2020
Public debate on immigration focuses on its effects on wages and employment, yet the discussion typically fails to … consider the effects of immigration on working conditions that affect workers' health. There is growing evidence that … immigrants are more likely than natives to work in risky jobs. Recent studies show that as immigration rises, native workers are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013252939
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Income of immigrants and their return : both low- and high-income immigrants stay for a relatively short time
Bijwaard, Govert - 2015
The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430767
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Do migrants take the jobs of native workers? : migrants rarely take native workers' jobs, and they boost employment effects in the long term
Constant, Amelie - 2014
Neither public opinion nor evidence-based research supports the claim of some politicians and the media that immigrants take the jobs of native-born workers. Public opinion polls in six migrant-destination countries after the 2008-2009 recession show that most people believe that immigrants fill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413670
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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration : high-quality enclave networks encourage labor market success for newly arriving immigrants
Schüller, Simone - 2016
Immigrants are typically not evenly distributed within host countries; instead they tend to cluster in particular neighborhoods. But does clustering in ethnic enclaves help explain the persistent differences in employment rates and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524860
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The Danish labor market, 2000-2016 : employment has increased since the recession due to a cyclical upturn and structural reforms
Andersen, Torben M. - 2019
Denmark is often highlighted as a "flexicurity" country characterized by lax employment protection legislation, generous unemployment insurance, and active labor market policies. Despite a sharp and prolonged decline in employment in the wake of the Great Recession, high job turnover and wage...
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The labor market in Iceland, 2000-2018 : a flexible labor market that was put to the test in the Great Recession
Katrín Ólafsdóttir - 2020
The Icelandic labor market is characterized by high union density and the Icelanders’ willingness to work, as labor force participation is high, the work week long, and people retire late. The resilience and flexibility of the Icelandic labor market was put to the test in the Great Recession...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012198664
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The Danish labor market, 2000-2016 : despite recession-induced job losses, high turnover prevented a steep increase in long-term and youth unemployment
Andersen, Torben M. - 2017
Denmark is often highlighted as a “flexicurity” country characterized by rather lax employment protection legislation, generous unemployment insurance, and active labor market policies. Despite a sharp and prolonged decline in employment in the wake of the Great Recession, high job turnover...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756494