achieved human capital do not significantly influence immigrant wages in Hamamatsu. Instead, ascribed human capital (e ….g., gender, ethnicity) has a much greater impact on immigrant wages in Japan than in the United States. Although the use of … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …

achieved human capital do not significantly influence immigrant wages in Hamamatsu. Instead, ascribed human capital (e ….g., gender, ethnicity) has a much greater impact on immigrant wages in Japan than in the United States. Although the use of … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …

measures of intergenerational correlations of earnings, hours and education in the United States and in Germany. Our results … Germany, most likely due to the greater labor market integration of women in the United States. We also find that …

increasing part-time employment in Germany. Two crucial obstacles of part-time employment are addressed: Firstly, the wage …

comparable measures of the intergenerational correlations of earnings, hours, and education in the United States and Germany. Our … work hours of fathers and sons. All of the correlations which involve women appear to weaker in Germany than the United …

We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are … bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and unemployment benefits affect the way in which wages respond to labor supply … shocks, and, hence, the labor market effects of immigration. We employ a wage-setting approach which assumes that wages …