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Transferability of human capital and immigrant assimilation : an analysis for Germany

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kramer, Anica - 2014

This paper investigates the transferability of human capital across countries and the contribution of imperfect human capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that, overall, education and in particular labor market...

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International Labor Migration, Economic Growth and Labor Markets - the Current State of Affairs

Bauer, Thomas K.; Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Schmidt, … - 2005

-skilled labor, leading many European economists to argue for an immigration policy directed at actively recruiting highly qualified … workers from abroad. It has further been argued that an immigration policy that is tailored to attract young and economically … successful migrants can alleviate some of the demographic burden associated with an aging population. We embed this discussion …

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Analyzing the labor market activity of immigrant families in Germany

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - 2007

This paper analyzes whether immigrant families facing credit constraints adopt a family investment strategy wherein, upon arrival, an immigrant spouse invests in host country-specific human capital while the other partner works to finance the family's current consumption. Using data for West...

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