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When migrants rule: the legacy of mass migration on economic development in the US

Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; von Berlepsch, Viola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

migration waves of the late 19th and early 20th centuries has left a legacy on the economic development of the counties where … look at the geography of migration across US counties in the 48 continental states. We then link this settlement pattern of … number of factors which may have influenced both the location of migrants at the time of migration, as well as for the …

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Urbanisation and Migration Externalities in China

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

. Overall, these results strongly support the productivity gains that can be expected from further migration and urbanisation in …

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Offshoring and Immigrant Employment: Firm-level Theory and Evidence

Barba Navaretti, Giorgio; Bertola, Giuseppe; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We propose and solve a simple model of firm-level decisions to offshore production stages of lower skill intensity than that of activities that remain in the domestic location. In theory, offshoring is optimal only for the more productive among heterogeneous firms if it entails a fixed cost. In...

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Labour Mobility and German Integration: Some Vignettes

Burda, Michael C; Wyplosz, Charles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1991

amphasis of the rile of migration and labor mobility in this process. The effects of congestion costs, rigid wages, human …

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Redistribution Policy: A European Model

Casella, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

regional allocation requires both national and international transfers. If migration is fully free across all borders, then …

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Jewish Occupational Selection: Education, Restrictions or Minorities?

Botticini, Maristella; Eckstein, Zvi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper documents the major features of Jewish economic history in the first millennium to explain the distinctive occupational selection of the Jewish people into urban, skilled occupations. We show that many Jews entered urban occupations in the eighth-ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire...

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Ageing and Unemployment

Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

While ageing is accepted as a major problem for most industrialized societies, its labour market consequences are not yet fully understood. This paper analyses the effects of changes in the age composition of the Federal Republic of Germany on the incidence of unemployment in different sex-age...

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Scale, Diversity and Determinants of Labour Migration in Europe

Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

While global migration is increasing, internal EU migration flows have remained low. This paper contributes to a better … understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings … including the recent Eastern enlargements. The determinants of migration before and after the 2004 enlargement and in the EU15 …

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Ethnic Networks and International Trade

Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

There is a well-established high quality literature on the role of networks, particularly ethnic networks, in international trade. Ethnic networks are a way of overcoming informal barriers (information costs, risk and uncertainty) to trade by building trust and substituting for the difficulty of...

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What We Cannot Learn from the Irish Experience: A Fundamental Asymmetry of Asymmetric Shocks

Andersson, Fredrik; Forslid, Rikard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

accommodated by a moderate wage increase and sizeable in-migration, whereas a negative shock will be accommodated by a significant … decrease in wages and moderate out-migration. The effects of shocks in a monetary union are discussed, and it is argued that …

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