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Divorce among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S.
Chiswick, Barry R.; Houseworth, Christina A. - 2019
This paper analyzes the status of being currently divorced among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S., among …, and among Mexican immigrants who live in an environment in which divorce is more prevalent. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149386
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Mexican entrepreneurship: a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States
Fairlie, Robert W.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2006
Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U ….S. population census, we show that neither industrial composition nor differences in the age and education of Mexican born … the United States, however, estimates indicate that low levels of education and the youth of Mexican immigrants residing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267337
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Mexican entrepreneurship : a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States
Fairlie, Robert W. (contributor);  … - 2006
Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U ….S. population census, we show that neither industrial composition nor differences in the age and education of Mexican born … the United States, however, estimates indicate that low levels of education and the youth of Mexican immigrants residing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003375894
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Educational attainment of second-generation immigrants : a US-Canada comparison
Liu, Xingfei - 2014
In this paper, I analyze educational outcomes for second generation immigrants and compare them to those of natives. I use a dynamic structural model and focus on transition paths from school to work for youths in Canada and the U.S. Using data extracted from the 1997 National Longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010442310
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Belonging or estrangement : the European refugee crisis and its effects on immigrant identity
Prömel, Christopher - 2021
This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in Germany. To derive plausibly causal estimates, I exploit the quasiexperimental setting in Germany, by which refugees are allocated to different counties by state authorities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012657847
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Native-Migrant Differences in Risk Attitudes
Bonin, Holger; Constant, Amelie F.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2006
This paper questions the perceived wisdom that migrants are more risk-loving than the native population. We employ a new large German survey of direct individual risk measures to find that first-generation migrants have lower risk attitudes than natives, which only equalize in the second generation.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272279
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Native-migrant differences in risk attitudes
Bonin, Holger; Constant, Amelie F.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2006
This paper questions the perceived wisdom that migrants are more risk-loving than the native population. We employ a new large German survey of direct individual risk measures to find that first-generation migrants have lower risk attitudes than natives, which only equalize in the second generation.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272328
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Native-migrant differences in risk attitudes
Bonin, Holger; Constant, Amelie; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos; … - 2006
This paper questions the perceived wisdom that migrants are more risk-loving than the native population. We employ a new large German survey of direct individual risk measures to find that first-generation migrants have lower risk attitudes than natives, which only equalize in the second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003289886
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The fiscal impact of immigration in the EU
Christl, Michael; Bélanger, Alain; Conte, Alessandra; … - 2021
The increasing flows of immigrants in Europe over the last decade has generated a range of considerations in the policy agenda of many receiving countries. One of the main considerations for policy makers and public opinions alike is whether immigrants contribute their ”fair” share to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497196
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The fiscal impact of immigration in the EU
Christl, Michael; Bélanger, Alain; Conte, Alessandra; … - 2021
The increasing flows of immigrants in Europe over the last decade has generated a range of considerations in the policy agenda of many receiving countries. One of the main considerations for policy makers and public opinions alike is whether immigrants contribute their "fair" share to their host...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012501332