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gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors – international migration and education – on … shows that education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in …, increases female participation. Both women acquiring greater access to education and men increasing their migration abroad …
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The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
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International migration is one of the most important choices that individuals and households in poor countries can make … impacts of migration, since those who choose to move typically differ in a host of observable and unobservable ways from those … different datagathering strategies needed for conducing policy experiments. Experimental migration research as a field is still …
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This paper evaluates the welfare impact of observed levels of migration and remittances in both origins and … inherently multi-country nature of both migration and other forms of integration, such as international trade and remittance … and thus higher welfare, all else equal. Because of this effect, natives in countries that received a lot of migration â …
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Despite extensive recent advances in the empirical and theoretical study of migration, certain critical areas in the … analysis of European migration remain relatively underdeveloped both theoretically and empirically. Specifically, we lack … multiple generations and incorporating family migration trajectories. This paper outlines the development, data and design of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129944
Despite extensive recent advances in the empirical and theoretical study of migration, certain critical areas in the … analysis of European migration remain relatively underdeveloped both theoretically and empirically. Specifically, we lack … multiple generations and incorporating family migration trajectories. This paper outlines the development, data and design of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011067160
We argue that spatial dispersal policies on refugees and asylum seekers influence labour market assimilation of refugees through two mechanisms: first, the local job offer arrival rate and, second, place utility. Our partial search model with simultaneous job and residential location search...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004992909
differences in observable characteristics. We analyse employment assimilation for all groups over the migration cycle. Our main … part of this differential can be explained by observable characteristics. Over the migration cycle, the data suggests that …
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Immigration control is an issue that figures prominently in public policy discussions and election campaigns throughout Europe. Although immigration may have positive effects on economic efficiency and growth in the receiving economy, it is often the negative aspects -or perceived negative...
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This paper provides an empirical investigation of the way immigration affects labour market outcomes of native born workers in the UK, set beside a theoretical discussion of the underlying economic mechanisms. We discuss the problems that may arise in empirical estimations, and suggest ways to...
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