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Which immigrants are most innovative and entrepreneurial? Distinctions by entry visa
Hunt, Jennifer - 2010
Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, I examine how immigrants perform relative to natives in activities likely to increase U.S. productivity, according to the type of visa on which they first entered the United States. Immigrants who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269550
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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa
Hunt, Jennifer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, I examine how immigrants perform relative to natives in activities likely to increase U.S. productivity, according to the type of visa on which they first entered the United States. Immigrants who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522419
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Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal - Results from an External Logistic Biplot Method
Galindo, Purificacion Vicente; de Noronha Vaz, Teresa; … - 2011
to analyse the innovation gradient of each region in Portugal. Our paper presents and systematically investigates these …Portuguese strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy have, over the past two decades, produced various … firms' contribution to national and regional growth, their obstacles and impacts. For the purpose of this paper, innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326179
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An assignment model with divorce and remarriage
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Weiss, Yoram - 2008
We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities depend on the laws that govern the distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272030
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Are intra-household allocations policy neutral? Theory and empirical evidence
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Lafortune, Jeanne - 2011
We develop a collective household model with spousal matching in which there exists marital gains to assortative matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples and couples-to-be differently. For existing couples,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278689
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Profit sharing and training
Kraft, Kornelius; Lang, Julia - 2011
We analyze the impact of profit sharing on the share of workers receiving training. An effect is plausible because: 1) profit sharing is a credible commitment by firms to reward firm-specific skills acquired by formal or informal training, 2) profit sharing may reduce turnover and increase the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282261
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International student exchange and academic performance
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Joosten, Wytse; Toivanen, Otto - 2021 - This version: January 2021
International student exchange has become an important part of university-level studies and the EU plans to increase it significantly. We analyze how international student exchange affects students’ academic human capital. Using detailed student-level data from four faculties (Economics and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012431492
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Are Intra-Household Allocations Policy Neutral? Theory and Empirical Evidence
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Lafortune, Jeanne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We develop a collective household model with spousal matching in which there exists marital gains to assortative matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples and couples-to-be differently. For existing couples,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876562
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An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Weiss, Yoram - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities depend on the laws that govern the distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566782
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Profit Sharing and Training
Kraft, Kornelius; Lang, Julia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We analyze the impact of profit sharing on the share of workers receiving training. An effect is plausible because: 1) profit sharing is a credible commitment by firms to reward firm-specific skills acquired by formal or informal training, 2) profit sharing may reduce turnover and increase the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371879