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New evidence on son preference among immigrant households in the United States

Duan, Huiqiong; Hicks, Daniel L. - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/14, pp. 1-28

This paper provides new evidence on the acquisition and persistence of child gender preference among immigrant populations in the United States using Census and American Community Survey data. We first confirm the existing evidence of son preference among immigrant populations from South East...

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Trust of second-generation immigrants : intergenerational transmission or cultural assimilation?

Moschion, Julie; Tabasso, Domenico - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-30

This paper studies the respective influences of intergenerational transmission and the environment in shaping individual trust. Focusing on second generation immigrants in Australia and the United States, we exploit the variation in the home country and in the host country to separate the effect...

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Cultural integration of first-generation immigrants : evidence from European Union countries

Giovanis, Eleftherios; Akdede, Sacit Hadi - In: Review of Economic Analysis : REA 15 (2023) 2, pp. 97-125

In this study, we aim to explore and compare the frequency of attendance and the reasons for non-attendance to cultural activities between natives and first-generation immigrants in thirteen European countries. The empirical analysis relies on data from the special module on cultural...

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The effect of immigration shocks on native fertility outcomes : evidence from a natural experiment

Seah, Kelvin K. C. - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 8 (2018) 18, pp. 1-34

This paper investigates whether immigration shocks have a causal effect on native fertility patterns. It uses a natural … examine the fertility consequences for non-Cuban Miami women. Using a synthetic control estimator and an extended individual …, though short-lived, impact on the fertility of Miami women. In addition, fertility effects are found to vary by homeownership …

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Can immigrants help women "have it all"? : immigrant labor and women's joint fertility and labor supply decisions

Furtado, Delia - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-19

This paper explores how inflows of low-skilled immigrants impact the tradeoffs women face when making joint fertility … and labor supply decisions. I find increases in fertility and decreases in labor force participation rates among high …

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Immigrants and gender roles : assimilation vs. culture

Blau, Francine D. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-21

generations. It focuses particularly on labor supply but, for the second generation, also examines fertility and education. We … of immigrants to native levels of schooling, fertility, and labor supply across generations. …

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Children from migrant backgrounds : who are their Kita peers?

Gambaro, Ludovica - In: DIW economic bulletin 7 (2017) 51/52, pp. 559-566

In Germany, attendance in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers has soared in the last twenty years, making them a key context in which children learn. For children from migrant backgrounds who speak a foreign language at home, participation in ECEC has the potential of providing...

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An empirical study on the migration among young skilled and creative people

Suciu, Marta-Christina; Florea, Cristina Andreea - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 19 (2017) 46, pp. 727-741

In the context of a knowledge and innovative-based society and economy, smart and creative cities are attracting an increasing number of young people, most of them being gifted, very talented students and high-skilled workforce, with multiple competences . These young people are pro-active and...

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Barriers of culture, networks, and language in international migration : a review

Wang, Zhiling; Graaff, Thomas de; Nijkamp, Peter - In: Region : the journal of ERSA 5 (2018) 1, pp. 73-89

Along with the increasing pace of globalization, recent decades faced a dramatically increase in international migrant flows as well. Compared to the flows of trade, capital and knowledge, we observe that contemporaneous complex institutional differences, historical backgrounds, and individuals'...

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Is there evidence of gender preference for offspring in France? : examining the predilections of native women and immigrant women from Asia and Africa

Ezdi, Sehar; Pastorelli, Sabrina - In: Comparative population studies : CPoS ; open acess … 46 (2021), pp. 303-330

immigrant sample, these preferences emerge in the face of declining fertility, across subsequent generations of immigrants, and …

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