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Potential Emigration of Latvian Labour Force after Joining the Eu And its Impact on Latvian Labour Market

Hazans, Mihails - 2005

during the transition period as well as in the years to come. Updated inter-regional migration rates show that Latvian … countervailing factors; outflow rates tended to be larger from high unemployment regions. Analysis of individual migration decisions … made in 1989-1999 and migration plans for 1999-2002 confirms significance of economic incentives for geographical mobility …

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Microeconometric analyses on economic consequences of selective migration

Ruhose, Jens - 2015

selection and the importance of migrant selection to labor force quality. Chapter 2 quantifies non-pecuniary migration costs … that are incurred due to selective migration along cultural traits. Chapter 3 discusses whether early performance …

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Limits to wage growth : understanding the wage divergence between immigrants and natives

Jain, Apoorva; Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2017

to established ethnic networks, and acquired more years of pre-migration schooling. Using a doubly robust treatment … effect estimator and the IV method, the study finds that the endogenous post-migration education in the host country …

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The importance of host country human capital for the labour market integration of different migrant groups in Europe

Zwysen, Wouter - 2025

The labour market integration of migrants is a heavily politicised topic in Europe. Using detailed and recently updated data on migrant's motivations this paper places a much needed emphasis upon the heterogeneity of migrant groups and the pathways to their labour market integration. We focus on...

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Immigration and crime : new empirical evidence from European victimization data

Nunziata, Luca - 2014

We exploit the increase in immigration flows into western European countries that took place in the 2000s to assess whether immigration affects crime victimization and the perception of criminality among European natives. Using data from the European Social Survey, the Labour Force Survey and...

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Do Modern Forms of Human Capital Matter in Primitive Economies? Comparative Evidence from Bolivia

Godoy, Ricardo A.; Karlan, Dean; Gamper-Rabindran, Shanti - 2008

We examine the correlation between modern human capital and income among adult men in four foraging horticultural societies of Bolivia. Despite their remote location, we find results similar to those found in developed nations. We find that: (a) education correlates with 4.5% higher overall...

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Interrelationships between human capital, migration and labour markets in the Western Balkans : an econometric investigation

Mara, Isilda; Landesmann, Michael - 2021

determinants and human capital on migration and vice versa. The period under analysis is 2005-2019 and considers mobility from five …

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The Cushioning Effect of Immigrant Mobility

Özgüzel, Cem - 2021

During the Great Recession, immigrants reacted to the drop in labour demand in Spain through internal migration or …

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The cushioning effect of immigrant mobility

Özgüzel, Cem - 2021

During the Great Recession, immigrants reacted to the drop in labour demand in Spain through internal migration or …

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The performance of immigrants in the German labor market

Beyer, Robert - 2017

This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...

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