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Human capital investment under exit options : evidence from a natural quasi-experiment

Chand, Satish; Clemens, Michael A. - 2019

Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit is uncertain, it could induce investment in skill...

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A joint hazard-longitudinal model of the timing of migration, immigrant quality, and labor market assimilation

Jain, Apoorva; Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2017

This paper develops and estimates a joint hazard-longitudinal (JHL) model of the timing of migration and labor market … endogenous age of entry in estimating the returns to years since migration by allowing cross-equation correlations of random …

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Immigrants' contribution to innovativeness : evidence from a non-selective immigration country

Candel-Haug, Katharina; Cuntz, Alexander; Falck, Oliver - 2018

The economic consequences of migration are hotly debated and a main topic of recent populist movements across Europe … identification, we exploit a historical episode in the Polish migration history to Germany before the fall of the Iron Curtain and … construct a shift-share instrument. Our results differ from findings for high-skilled migration to the United States, which is …

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Migrations internationales : un enjeu planétaire ; mandature 2010 - 2015 ; séance du 27 octobre 2015

Kirsch, Olivier (contributor) - 2015

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Qualification structure, over- and underqualification of the foreign born in Austria and the EU

Huber, Peter; Nowotny, Klaus; Bock-Schappelwein, Julia - 2010

This project focuses on comparing the qualification structure of migrants residing in Austria as well as their over- and underqualification rates to other EU countries. The skill structure of foreign born residing in Austria has improved slightly in the last years. Austria is, however,...

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The migrant health gap and the role of labour market status : evidence from Switzerland

Rellstab, Sara; Pecoraro, Marco; Holly, Alberto; … - 2016

With more than a fifth of the population being foreign citizens, Switzerland offers an ideal case to study the migrant health gap and the role of labour market status on the migrants' health. This paper examines the potential health gaps between Swiss nationals and different migrant groups (from...

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A nonparametric analysis of the healthy immigrant effect

Fidalgo, Antonio; Holly, Alberto; Pecoraro, Marco; … - 2016

This paper uses data from the Swiss Labour Force Survey to evaluate the existence of the healthy immigrant effect (HIE) which would translate in i. a health advantage of immigrants upon their arrival in Switzerland compared to individuals with similar characteristics but Swiss-born and ii. an...

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The new case for migration restrictions : an assessment

Clemens, Michael A.; Pritchett, Lant - 2016

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Immigrant labor market integration across admission classes

Bratsberg, Bernt; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Røed, Knut - 2017

We examine patterns of labor market integration across immigrant groups. The study draws on Norwegian longitudinal administrative data covering labor earnings and social insurance claims over a 25‐year period and presents a comprehensive picture of immigrant‐native employment and social...

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Do migrants lower workplace wages?

White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - 2017

Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we identify the partial correlation between workplace wages and the percentage of migrants employed at a workplace. We find wages are lower in workplaces employing a higher percentage of migrants, but only when those migrants are non-EEA...

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