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How local are labor markets? Evidence from a spatial job search model

Manning, Alan; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper uses data on very small UK geographies to investigate the effective size of local labor markets. Our approach treats geographic space as continuous, as opposed to a collection of non-overlapping administrative units, thus avoiding problems of mismeasurement of local labor markets...

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Immigration and Heterogeneous Labour in Western Germany: A Labour Market Classification Based on Nonparametric Estimation

Fröhlich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labour markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labour market rigidities. In an...

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Immigration, Trade, and Austrian Unemployment

Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

In this paper we look at the effects of immigration and trade with Eastern Europe on unemployment in Austria. Using individual data over the period 1989-92 of male blue-collar workers employed in the Austrian manufacturing sector, we decompose possible detrimental impacts in unemployment entry...

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Unemployment and Wages of Ethnic Germans

Bauer, Thomas; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

longer time of residence the earnings of former East Europeans rise faster than those of East Germans, however. Migrants from …

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Matching Across Space: Evidence on Mobility in the Czech Republic

Burda, Michael C; Profit, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

The increase in dispersion of regional unemployment in the Czech Republic, despite low overall joblessness, is suggestive of low labour mobility. At the same time, standard matching functions estimated with district level panel data exhibit spatial instability. A simple model of non-sequential...

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Unemployment Dynamics among Migrants and Natives

Uhlendorff, Arne; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

. Compared to natives with the same observable and unobservable characteristics, unemployed migrants do not find less stable …Unemployment rates are often higher for migrants than for natives. This could result from longer periods of … concentrate on the job finding process of Turkish migrants to fight their disadvantages on the labour market. …

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Do Immigrants Displace Native Workers? The Austrian Experience

Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

This paper studies the effect of increased immigration in Austria on the risk to natives of becoming unemployed …

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Labour Supply and Matching Rates for Welfare Recipients: An Analysis Using Neighbourhood Characteristics

van der Klaauw, Bas; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper investigates how in addition to personal characteristics the neighbourhood affects the individual transition rate from welfare to work. We use a unique administrative database on welfare recipients in Rotterdam, the second largest city of The Netherlands. We find that the exit rate to...

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The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany

Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals’ behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ … migrants with a Turkish origin or Central and Eastern European (including Russian) background. Job search theory is used to …

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Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed: Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?

Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between … the two groups mainly in terms of risk attitudes and positive reciprocity. Second generation migrants have a significantly …

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