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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262689
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Enclaves, language and the location choice of migrants
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412790
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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566523
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Who is in favor of immigration
Epstein, Gil S.; Katav-Herz, Shirit - 2019
the long-run viability of society as a whole. One possible solution is to permit more immigration, which will both … increase the labor force and broaden the tax base. Increasing immigration has a variety of effects on the local population … attractiveness of immigration as a solution to population ageing. This paper examines immigration as a solution to the problem of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019277
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High-skilled migration and the exertion of effort by the local population
Epstein, Gil S.; Kunze, Astrid; Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - In: Scottish journal of political economy : the journal of … 56 (2009) 3, pp. 332-352
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003846814
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Minimum wages and the creation of illegal migration
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2013
thus creating illegal migration. -- illegal immigration ; foreign worker ; minimum wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009702190
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Minimum wages and the creation of illegal migration
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2013
thus creating illegal migration. -- illegal immigration ; foreign worker ; minimum wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715722
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High skilled migration and the exertion of effort by the local population
Epstein, Gil S.; Kunze, Astrid; Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - 2002
The design of optimal immigration policy, particularly in the face of the spiralling demand for highly skilled workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001701397
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High skilled migration and the exertion of effort by the local population
Epstein, Gil S. - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268815
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Minimum wages and the creation of illegal migration
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009777320