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Are migrants health policies aimed at improving access to quality healthcare? An analysis of Spanish policies

Vázquez, María Luisa; Terraza-Núñez, Rebeca; … - In: Health Policy 113 (2013) 3, pp. 236-246

barriers of access for migrants and signal improvements in the health system's responsiveness, but reinforcement is required in …

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The Valencia Port Authority (VPA): environmental information in the annual report

Moya, Amparo Ayuso; Soler, Cristina Crespo; Feliu, … - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 4 (2012) 5/6, pp. 662-684

In recent years, most companies are participating in the disclosing of information on the impact of their potential activities on the environment. In 2002, Spain developed its legislation on environmental information in annual reports. The port industry has a potential environmental and economic...

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Immigration and student achievement in Spain: evidence from PISA

Zinovyeva, Natalia; Felgueroso, Florentino; Vazquez, Pablo - In: SERIEs 5 (2014) 1, pp. 25-60

This paper provides the first evidence on the dynamics of immigrant students’ achievement following their migration to Spain. Using the data from 2003, 2006 and 2009 wave of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we show that immigrant students tend to perform significantly...

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Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain: Accounting for differences in support

Nicodemo, Catia; Ramos, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 118-136

Spain is particularly interesting because it is a country with abundant and recent immigration. Immigrant women account for …

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From Rags to Riches? Immigration and Poverty in Spain

Bustillo, Rafael Muñoz de; Antón, José-Ignacio - In: Population Research and Policy Review 30 (2011) 5, pp. 661-676

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On the relative rewards to immigration: a comparison of the relative labour market position of Indians in the USA, the UK and India

Coulon, Augustin; Wadsworth, Jonathan - In: Review of Economics of the Household 8 (2010) 1, pp. 147-169

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Naturalization and Employment of Immigrants in France (1968-1999)

Fougère, Denis; Safi, Mirna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Our study examines the empirical link between the naturalization of immigrants and their subsequent employment status in France from 1968 to 1999. For that purpose, we use longitudinal data coming from a panel dataset which follows almost 1% of the French population from 1968 to 1999 through...

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A Macroeconomic Experiment in Mass Immigration

Hercowitz, Zvi; Yashiv, Eran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper studies the effects of mass immigration from the former USSR to Israel in the 1990s on the employment of the … for native employment and the relative price of domestic goods – is estimated, finding negative effects of immigration on … native employment a year after arrival. The delay in the effect is attributed to a positive impact of immigration on the …

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The Labour Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990's

D Amuri, Francesco; Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Peri, Giovanni - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We adopt a general equilibrium approach in order to measure the effects of recent immigration on the Western German … period 1987-2001, we find that the substantial immigration of the 1990's had no adverse effects on native wages and … as `flexible' as the UK labour market, it would be more efficient in dealing with the effects of immigration. …

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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Distinctions by Entry Visa

Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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...

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