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First- and Second-Generation Migrants in Germany - What Do We Know and What Do People Think

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper provides a snapshot of the stock of immigrants in Germany using the 1995 wave of the Mikrozensus, with a particular emphasis on distinguishing first- and second-generation migrants. On the basis of this portrait, we draw attention to the empirically most relevant groups of immigrants...

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The Effects of Migration on the Relative Demand of Skilled versus Unskilled Labour: Evidence from Spain

Dolado, Juan J.; Duce, Rosa; Jimeno, Juan F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

, there are sufficient conditions for immigration to raise total employment. We then estimate the effects of immigration on …In this paper we construct a simple model of the effects of immigration on the labour market outcomes of natives. In … wages and employment of both types of workers across Spanish provinces following the lifting of some restrictions on …

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Immigration, Human Capital and Growth in the Host Country: Evidence from Pooled Country Data

Dolado, Juan J.; Goria, Alessandra; Ichino, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

Immigration as a source of population growth is traditionally represented by neoclassical growth models with negative …

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Does Immigration Affect the Phillips Curve? Some Evidence for Spain

Bentolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan J.; Jimeno, Juan F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

constant inflation. This change has been more pronounced than elsewhere. We argue that this stems from the immigration boom in … Spain over this period. We show that the New Keynesian Phillips curve is shifted by immigration if natives’ and immigrants … immigration. …

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Mass Migration, Unions, and Fiscal Migration Policy

Gehrig, Anette; Schmidt, Christoph M; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

the determination of the size of the immigration flow given a fixed minimum wage and the level of unemployment in the … union objective function and on whether labour is heterogeneous, an optimal size of immigration may exist. These …

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The Wage Performance of Immigrant Women: Full-Time Jobs, Part-Time Jobs and the Role of Selection

Dustmann, Christian; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper contrasts labour participation behaviour and wages of native and immigrant women. Since the impact of family structure on labour supply differs between natives and immigrants, we explicitly distinguish between part-time and full-time jobs. The choice of jobs is accounted for by an...

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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants

Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

display lower levels of education, lower rates of self-employment and higher unemployment rates than natives and immigrants …

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Occupational Mismatch and Moonlighting Among Spanish Physicians: Do Couples Matter?

Dolado, Juan J.; Felgueroso, Florentino - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

There are relevant gender differences in the labour-market status of health sciences graduates in Spain: (i) female physicians have lower participation rates than male physicians plus they are subject to higher occupational mismatch, and (ii) moonlighting is more frequent among male physicians....

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The Role of Background Factors for Reading Literacy: Straight National scores in the Pisa 2000 Study

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Based on the individual-level data of the PISA 2000 study, this Paper provides a detailed econometric analysis of the way that reading test scores are associated with individual and family background information, and with characteristics of the school and class of the 15 to 16 year old...

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Which Factors Determine Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students in Economics? Some Spanish Evidence

Dolado, Juan J.; Morales, Eduardo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper analyses the determinants of academic performance of first-year undergraduate students in Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, over the period 2001-2005. We focus on a few core subjects which differ in their degree of mathematical complexity. Type of school, specialization...

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