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Genetic Distance and International Migrant Selection
Krieger, Tim; Renner, Laura; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
This paper looks at the effect of the relatedness of two countries, measured by their genetic distance, on educational migrant selection. We analyze bilateral country-level education-specific migration stocks from 85 sending countries to the 15 main destination countries in 2000 and show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307122
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Comfort and Conformity: A Culture-based Theory of Migration
Berlinschi, Ruxanda; Fidrmuc, Jan - 2018
This paper proposes a theory of migration decisions in which cultural traits play a role. Individuals are assumed to value comfort (high wages) and conformity (interactions with individuals who share similar world views). Regions are assumed to differ economically (average wages) and culturally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932044
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Scared Straight? Threat and Assimilation of Refugees in Germany
Philipp, Jaschke; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … economically. However, while refugees assigned to more hostile regions converge to local culture more quickly, they do not exhibit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533055
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Scared Straight? Threat and Assimilation of Refugees in Germany
Jaschke, Philipp; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … economically. However, while refugees assigned to more hostile regions converge to local culture more quickly, they do not exhibit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882538
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Cultural similarity and migration: New evidence from a gravity model of international migration
Grohmann, Tobias - 2023
Theory suggests that cultural similarity increases migration flows between countries. This paper brings best practices from the trade gravity literature to migration to test this prediction. In my preferred specification, I use lags of time-varying similarity variables in a panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014428401
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Cultural similarity and migration: New evidence from a gravity model of international migration
Grohmann, Tobias - 2023
Theory suggests that cultural similarity of countries increases migration flows between them. This paper brings best practices from the trade gravity literature to migration and tests this prediction. In my preferred specification, I use lags of time-varying similarity variables in a panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014452240
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Do migrants think differently? Evidence from East European and post-Soviet states
Berlinschi, Ruxanda; Harutyunyan, Ani - 2016
This research analyzes differences in values and beliefs between individuals in European and post-Soviet states who intend to emigrate and those who do not. In particular, we investigate which political, economic and social values and beliefs are significant determinants of the intention to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011759081
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Economic discrimination and cultural differences as barriers to migrant integration: Is reverse causality symmetric?
Kohler, Pierre - 2012
This paper examines the endogenous relationship between the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland or, more precisely, how economic and cultural barriers to integration reinforce each other. Are cultural differences preventing the successful integration of migrants or does...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316755
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The effect of host society culture on migrant wage discrimination: Approaching the Roestigraben
Kohler, Pierre - 2012
This paper investigates whether host society culture affects migrant wage discrimination, i.e. whether migrant wage … discrimination is more intense in host societies where culture is more inward-looking. The motivation for this investigation in the … culture is one of the determinants explaining differences in migrant wage discrimination across the language border. Results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316778
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Education, gender, religion, politics: What priorities for cultural integration policies in Switzerland?
Kohler, Pierre - 2012
This paper explores cultural integration paths of eight migrant groups in Switzerland. It specifically analyzes the evolution of objective behaviors and subjective attitudes of migrants from the first to the second generation. In order to deepen the analysis, the cultural integration of migrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316794