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dustmann, christian; Glitz, Albrecht; Frattini, Tommaso - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2008

In the first part of this paper, we present a stylised model of the labour market impact of immigration. We then discuss mechanisms through which an economy can adjust to immigration: changes in factor prices, output mix and production technology. In the second part, we explain the problems of...

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European immigrants in the UK before and after the 2004 enlargement: Is there a change in immigrant self-selection?

Longhi, Simonetta; Rokicka, Magdalena - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

The 2004 accession of Eastern European countries (EU8) to the European Union has generated concerns about the influx of low-skill immigrants to the Western member states (EU15). Only three countries, namely Ireland, Sweden, and the UK, did not impose restrictions to immigration from Eastern...

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European immigrants in the UK before and after the 2004 enlargement: Is there a change in immigrant self-selection?

Longhi, Simonetta; Rokicka, Magdalena - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

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The macroeconomic consequences of migration diversion: evidence for Germany and the UK

Baas, Timo; Brücker, Herbert - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of the diversion of migration ﬂows away from Germany towards the UK … with the new member states from Central and Eastern Europe. The selective application of migration restrictions during the … transitional periods has resulted in a reversal of the pre-enlargement allocation of migration ﬂows from the new member states …

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Abstract: Illegal Migration, Wages, and Remittances: Semi-Parametric Estimation of Illegality Effects

Schluter, Christian; Wahba, Jackline - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

We consider the issue of illegal migration from Mexico to the US, and examine whether the lack of legal status causally … legal and illegal migration, and the resulting financial flows. We formalize this question and highlight the principal … test linearity. Using Mexican Migration project data, we find considerable and robust illegality effects on wages, the …

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How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities

Card, David - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2007

In the past 25 years immigration has re-emerged as a driving force in the size and composition of U.S. cities. This paper describes the effects of immigration on overall population growth and the skill composition of cities, focusing on the connection between immigrant inflows and the relative...

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Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages

Peri, Giovanni; Sparber, Chad - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2008

Many workers with low levels of educational attainment immigrated to the United States in recent decades. Large inflows of less-educated immigrants would reduce wages paid to comparably-educated native-born workers if the two groups are perfectly substitutable in production. In a simple model...

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The Labour Market Impact of Immigration: Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Glitz, Albrecht - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2006

With the fall of the Berlin Wall, ethnic Germans living in the former Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries were given the chance to migrate to Germany. Within 15 years, 2.8 million individuals moved. Upon arrival, these immigrants were exogenously allocated to different regions by the...

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Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch

yuksel, mutlu; Kugler, Adriana - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2008

out-migration not only of natives but also of previous immigrants in regional studies of immigration. …

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The Effect of Emigration from Poland on Polish Wages

dustmann, christian; Frattini, Tommaso; Rosso, Anna - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

This paper analyses the effect of emigration from Poland around the time of EU accession on the Polish labour market. We develop a simple model that guides our empirical specification and provides a clear interpretation for our estimates. Focussing on the 1998â€“2007 period for Poland, we...

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