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How do very open economies absorb large immigration flows? recent evidence from Spanish regions

González Luna, Libertad; Ortega, Francesc - 2008

In recent years, Spain has received unprecedented immigration flows. Between 2001 and 2006 the fraction of the … (relative to population), immigration increased the high school dropout population by 24%, while only increasing the number of … large expansion of employment in high immigration regions. Specifically, most industries in high-immigration regions …

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The impact of language proficiency on immigrants' earnings in Spain

Budría, Santiago; Swedberg, Pablo - 2012

This article uses micro-data from the Spanish National Immigrant Survey to investigate the impact of Spanish language proficiency on immigrants' earnings. The results, based on Instrumental Variables (IV), point to a substantial earnings return to Spanish proficiency, of approximately 27%. This...

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Home win: What if Britain solved its housing crisis?

Niemietz, Kristian - 2024

This paper is written in the style of a report from the future (the year 2035), or more precisely, from a possible future, in which Britain has successfully solved its housing crisis. Looking 'back', it tells the story of how this happened, and what the consequences were. It starts with a...

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Immigration and housing booms: evidence from Spain

González Luna, Libertad; Ortega, Francesc - 2009

We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over … the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration … wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across Spanish provinces and construct an instrument based on the historical …

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Immigration and housing rents in American cities

Saiz, Albert - 2006

Is there a local economic impact of immigration? Immigration pushes up rents and housing values in US destination …. I use instrumental variables based on a shift-share of national levels of immigration into metropolitan areas. An … immigration inflow equal to 1% of a city's population is associated with increases in average rents and housing values of about 1 …

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Us and them: Reflections on Philippe Legrain's book on immigration

Dandolo, Francesco - In: The Journal of European Economic History (JEEH) 51 (2022) 2, pp. 151-160

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Labor Market Assimilation and the Self- Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Lofstrom, Magnus - 1999

This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to study labor market assimilation of self-employed immigrants. Separate earnings functions for the self-employed and wage/salary workers are estimated. To control for endogenous sorting into the sectors, models of the self-employment...

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The Elusive Concept of Immigrant Quality: Evidence from 1970-1990

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Regets, Mark C. - 2002

The labor market "quality" of immigrants is a subject of debate among immigration researchers, and a major public … in the immigration flows from different countries, sampling error, and the effects of emigration – is fundamentally …

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Estimating the impact of immigration on wages in Ireland

Barrett, Alan; Bergin, Adele; Kelly, Elish - 2009

We estimate the impact of immigration on the wages of natives in Ireland applying the technique proposed by Borjas … suggest that care should be exercised when applying this method as inaccurate impressions of the impact of immigration on …

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Estimating the Impact of Immigration on Wages in Ireland

Barrett, Alan; Bergin, Adele; Kelly, Elish - 2009

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