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A Life-Cycle Model of Outmigration and Economic Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany
Bellemare, Charles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper estimates a structural dynamic life-cycle model of outmigration where, in each period, immigrants choose … features of existing life-cycle theories of outmigration but distinguishes itself by introducing uncertainty in about future … overcome the problem of not directly observing outmigration movements by using panel attrition as a proxy variable and use a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822876
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On the Dynamics of Interstate Migration: Migration Costs and Self-Selection
Bayer, Christian; Juessen, Falko - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper develops a tractable dynamic microeconomic model of migration decisions that is aggregated to describe the behavior of interregional migration. Our structural approach allows us to deal with dynamic self-selection problems that arise from the endogeneity of location choice and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703095
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Identification and Estimation of Economic Models of Outmigration Using Panel Attrition
Bellemare, Charles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
region and move to another. This paper shows conditions under which the (conditional) outmigration probability, work … present an econometric model which extracts the information on outmigration behavior from sample attrition and allows to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822568
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Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch
Kugler, Adriana; Yuksel, Mutlu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
previous Latin American immigrants falls when controlling for out-migration. This highlights the importance of controlling for … out-migration not only of natives but also of previous immigrants in regional studies of immigration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703157
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Optimal Unemployment Insurance for Older Workers
Hairault, Jean-Olivier; Langot, François; Ménard, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper shows that optimal unemployment insurance contracts are age-dependent. Older workers have only a few years left on the labor market prior to retirement. This short horizon implies a more digressive replacement ratio. However, there is a sufficiently short distance to retirement for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822369
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Why Develop Open Source Software? The Role of Non-Pecuniary Benefits, Monetary Rewards and Open Source Licence Type
Sauer, Robert M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
A review of the basic theory of optimal open-source software contributions points to three key factors affecting supply: non-pecuniary benefits, future expected monetary returns, and opensource licence type. This paper argues that existing large-scale software developer surveys are inadequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822953
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Does It Pay for Women to Volunteer?
Sauer, Robert M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper estimates the economic and non-economic returns to volunteering for prime-aged women. A woman's decision to engage in unpaid work, and to marry and have children, is formulated as a forward-looking discrete choice dynamic programming problem. Simulated maximum likelihood estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252286
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Measurement of Environmentally Sensitive Productivity Growth in Korean Industries
Chung, Yeimin; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This study measures productivity growth using the Metafrontier Malmquist-Luenberger productivity growth index (MML index) method and decomposes the index. The results are compared with those obtained from the conventional Malmquist-Luenberger (ML) productivity growth index. MML has two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764611
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Assessing the Impact of the Maternity Capital Policy in Russia Using a Dynamic Model of Fertility and Employment
Slonimczyk, Fabian; Yurko, Anna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
With declining population and fertility rates below replacement levels, Russia is currently facing a demographic crisis. Starting in 2007, the federal government has pursued an ambitious pro-natalist policy. Women who give birth to at least two children are entitled to "maternity capital"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960107
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Employment Effects of Welfare Reforms: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria L.; Uhlendorff, Arne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper we develop a dynamic structural life-cycle model of labor supply behavior which fully accounts for the effect of income tax and transfers on labor supply incentives. Additionally, the model recognizes the demand side driven rationing risk that might prevent individuals from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761861