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Ricerche quantitative per la politica economica 1995 ; Vol. 1
1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000654082
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Outward and Inward Migrations in Italy: A Historical Perspective
Gomellini, Matteo; Cormac O' Grada - Banca d'Italia - 2011
This work focuses on some economic aspects of the two main waves of Italian emigration (1876-1913 and post-1945) and of the immigration of recent years. First, we examine the characteristics of migrants. Second, for the period 1876-1913 we investigate the determinants of emigration using a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364466
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The Labor Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990's
D'Amuri, Francesco; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Peri, … - Banca d'Italia - 2008
We adopt a general equilibrium approach in order to measure the effects of recent immigration on the Western German labor market, looking at both wage and employment effects. Using the Regional File of the IAB Employment Subsample for the period 1987- 2001, we find that the substantial...
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Immigration and crime: an empirical analysis
Bianchi, Milo; Buonanno, Paolo; Pinotti, Paolo - Banca d'Italia - 2008
In this paper we examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990-2003. Drawing on police data, we first document that the size of the immigrant population is positively correlated with the incidence of property crimes and with the...
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Output growth volatility and remittances
Bugamelli, Matteo; Francesco Patern� - Banca d'Italia - 2008
variable, the one related to the increasingly important phenomenon of international migrations, namely emigrants' remittances …. Remittances can help reduce output growth volatility thanks to their considerable magnitude, stability and low pro … over the period 1980-2003, we provide robust evidence that remittances are negatively correlated to output growth …
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Legal status of immigrants and criminal behavior: evidence from a natural experiment
Mastrobuoni, Giovanni; Pinotti, Paolo - Banca d'Italia - 2011
We estimate the causal effect of immigrants' legal status on criminal behavior exploiting exogenous variation in migration restrictions across nationalities driven by the last round of the European Union enlargement. Unique individual-level data on a collective clemency bill enacted in Italy...
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Don't stand so close to me: the urban impact of immigration
Accetturo, Antonio; Manaresi, Francesco; Mocetti, Sauro; … - Banca d'Italia - 2012
We examine the impact of immigration on the residential market within urban areas. We develop a spatial equilibrium model that shows how the effect of an immigrant inflow in a district affects local housing prices through changes in how natives perceive the quality of their local amenities and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099635
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Outward and Inward Migrations in Italy: A Historical Perspective
Gomellini, Matteo; Cormac O' Grada - Banca d'Italia - 2011
This work focuses on some economic aspects of the two main waves of Italian emigration (1876-1913 and post-1945) and of the immigration of recent years. First, we examine the characteristics of migrants. Second, for the period 1876-1913 we investigate the determinants of emigration using a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010900554