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The impact of migration on family left behind : estimation in presence of intra-household selection of migrants
Murard, Elie - 2019
This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The … empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as …, 1994; Rubin, 1974). I show that the point-identification of the causal impact of migration requires strong behavioral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974338
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Illegal and legal immigration and domestic public policy
Pena, Anita Alves - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009697376
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The occupations and human capital of U.S. immigrants
Schoellman, Todd - 2009
This paper estimates the multi-dimensional human capital endowments of immigrants by characterizing their occupational decisions. This approach allows for estimation of physical skill and cognitive ability endowments, which are difficult to measure directly. Estimation implies that immigrants as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523716
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All that glitters is not gold : wages and education for US immigrants
Bertoli, Simone; Stillman, Steven - 2019
Many destination countries consider implementing points-based migration systems as a way to improve migrants' quality …
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Immigration restrictions as active labor market policy : evidence from the Mexican bracero exclusion
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan; Postel, Hannah M. - 2017
An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011607505
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Immigration restrictions as active labor market policy : evidence from the Mexican bracero exclusion
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan; Postel, Hannah M. - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615747
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Temporary migration and economic assimilation
Dustmann, Christian - 2000
then illustrate the consequences both types of temporary migration have for migrants' behaviour (as opposed to a permanent … migration). If migrations are non-permanent, then this has also consequences for the way empirical models need to be specified … with permanent migration intentions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336857
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Immigration restrictions as active labor market policy : evidence from the Mexican bracero exclusion
Clemens, Michael A.; Lewis, Ethan; Postel, Hannah - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011710084
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Temporary migration and economic assimilation
Dustmann, Christian - 2000
then illustrate the consequences both types of temporary migration have for migrants' behaviour (as opposed to a permanent … migration). If migrations are non-permanent, then this has also consequences for the way empirical models need to be specified … with permanent migration intentions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001509843
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Temporary migration and skill upgrading : evidence from Mexican migrants
Reinhold, Steffen; Thom, Kevin - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003856256