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Knowledge Remittances: Does Emigration Foster Innovation?

Fackler, Thomas; Giesing, Yvonne; Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya - 2018

? Combining industry-level patenting and migration data from 32 European countries, we show that emigration in fact positively …

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Firms Left Behind: Emigration and Firm Productivity

Giesing, Yvonne; Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya - 2017

This paper establishes a causal link between the emigration of skilled workers and firm performance in source countries. Using firm-level panel data from ten Eastern European countries, we show that the emigration of skilled workers lowers firm total factor productivity. We exploit time,...

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Migrants' Missing Votes

Giesing, Yvonne; Schikora, Felicitas - 2020

therefore have a systematic influence on election results. Using administrative migration and voting data, we show that counties … border and to airports to account for endogenous migration patterns. Results are robust to estimations using first …

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Between Hope and Despair: Egypt's Revolution and Migration Intentions

Giesing, Yvonne; Hassan, Reem - 2021

We study the effect of the 2011 Egyptian revolution and its aftermath on migration intentions of the Egyptian youth. We … Database of the Egyptian Revolution Wikithawra and combine it with data on migration intentions from the Harmonized Survey of … migration intentions of youth, especially young men. Single women did not change their migration intentions, mainly due to their …

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The Effect of Conflict on Ukrainian Refugees' Return and Integration

Adema, Joop; Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Giesing, Yvonne; … - 2023

During 2022, about eight million Ukrainians were displaced from Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. Whether these individuals will return holds great significance for Ukraine's reconstruction and is pivotal in shaping integration strategies in host countries. We used Facebook ads to recruit a...

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The Impact of Technological Change on Immigration and Immigrants

Giesing, Yvonne - 2023

, AI leads to a significant inflow of immigrants. Policymakers should devote special attention to the migration population …

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Can Job Search Assistance Improve the Labour Market Integration for Refugees? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Battisti, Michele; Giesing, Yvonne; Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya - 2018

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in Germany. The treatment group received job-matching support: an NGO identified suitable vacancies and sent the refugees' CVs to employers. Results of follow-up phone...

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Knowledge Remittances : Does Emigration Foster Innovation?

Fackler, Thomas - 2019

? Combining industry-level patenting and migration data from 32 European countries, we show that emigration in fact positively …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892171

Can Job Search Assistance Improve the Labour Market Integration for Refugees? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Battisti, Michele - 2019

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Immigration and Electoral Support for the Far-Left and the Far-Right

Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne; Öztunc, Jonathan; … - 2018

Immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right candidates in France, using panel data on presidential elections from...

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