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The impact of immigration on the employment dynamics of European regions
Edo, Anthony; Özgüzel, Cem - 2023
This paper provides the first evidence on the regional impact of immigration on native employment in a cross …-run estimates show adverse employment effects in response to immigration, while these effects disappear in the longer run. Second …, low-educated native workers experience employment losses due to immigration, whereas high-educated ones are more likely to …
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A Theory of Dual Job Search and Sex-Based Occupational Clustering
Benson, Alan - 2014
I present a theory of couples' job search whereby women sort into lower-paying geographically-dispersed occupations due to expectations of future spouses' geographically-clustered occupations and (thereby) inability to relocate for work. Results confirm men segregate into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068364
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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 themselves and in comparison to the native born of the same ancestries. The data are for males and females age 18 to 55, who married only once, in the 2010-2014 American Community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149386
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How Can Preferences for Same-Trait Marriage Increase Investment in Education?
Hakak, Lorena - 2020
I model how agents' marriage decisions and schooling investments relate to cultural and religious intragroup preferences. Men and women's incentives to acquire education and marry change depending on their preferences to marry within their own cultural traits, as marital gains are reinforced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012847234
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Does Culture Affect Divorce Decisions? Evidence from European Immigrants in the US
Furtado, Delia - 2011
This paper explores the role of culture in determining divorce decisions by examining country of origin differences in divorce rates of immigrants in the United States. Because childhood-arriving immigrants are all exposed to a common set of US laws and institutions, we interpret relationships...
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EU enlargement and (temporary) migration : effects on labour market outcomes in Germany
Hammer, Luisa; Hertweck, Matthias S. - 2022
EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market oriented immi-gration to Germany starting in May … distribution; and a permanent positive effect on full-time employment. …
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Education as a tool for the economic integration of migrants
De Paola, Maria; Brunello, Giorgio - 2016
We examine the role of education in fostering the economic integration of immigrants. Although immigrants in Europe are – on average – slightly less educated than native individuals, there is a large heterogeneity across countries. We discuss evidence on student performance in international...
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Dynamic effects of co-ethnic networks on immigrants' economic success
Battisti, Michele; Peri, Giovanni; Romiti, Agnese - 2018
This paper investigates how the size of co-ethnic networks at the time of arrival affect the economic success of immigrants in Germany. Applying panel analysis with a large set of fixed effects and controls, we isolate the association between initial network size and long-run immigrant outcomes....
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Employment convergence of immigrants in the European Union
Hámori, Szilvia - 2009
employment convergence between foreign-born and native-born in the European Union (EU), by gender and broad region of origin … 15 pre-enlargement member states. -- Immigrants; Employment ; European Union …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919810
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Employment convergence of immigrants in the EU : differences across genders, regions of origin and destination
Hámori, Szilvia - 2009
employment convergence between foreign-born and native-born in the European Union (EU) based on the EU Labour Force Survey (EU … capital investment of the partners are tested in light of the finding that the employment rate of females born outside the EU … exceeds that of similar native-born in the Southern EU member states. -- Immigrants ; Employment ; European Union …
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