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The Effects of Foreign-Born Peers in US High Schools and Middle Schools

Fletcher, Jason - 2019

The multi-decade growth and spatial dispersion of immigrant families in the United States has shifted the composition … examines the short-term and long-term impact of being educated with immigrant peers, for both US-born and foreign-born students …-born students, we find little evidence that having immigrant peers affects a wide array of outcomes, either in adolescence or in …

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The effects of foreign-born peers in US high schools and middle schools

Fletcher, Jason; Kim, Jinho; Nobles, Jenna; Ross, Stephen L. - 2019

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The fall of the labor share and the rise of superstar firms

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - 2017

The fall of labor's share of GDP in the United States and many other countries in recent decades is well documented but its causes remain uncertain. Existing empirical assessments of trends in labor's share typically have relied on industry or macro data, obscuring heterogeneity among firms. In...

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Concentrating on the fall of the labor share

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - 2017

The recent fall of labor's share of GDP in numerous countries is well-documented, but its causes are poorly understood. We sketch a "superstar firm" model where industries are increasingly characterized by "winner take most" competition, leading a small number of highly profitable (and low labor...

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Peer effects, social multipliers and migrants at school : an international comparison

Entorf, Horst (contributor); Lauk, Martina (contributor) - 2006

This article analyses the school performance of migrants dependent on peer groups in different international schooling environments. Using data from the international OECD PISA test, we consider social interaction within and between groups of natives and migrants. Results based on social...