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Quasi-experimental impact estimates of immigrant labor supply shocks: the role of treatment and comparison group matching and relative skill composition
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Kirdar, Murat G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
find a positive effect of repatriates on the unemployment of non-repatriates. In fact, in certain regions, a 10-percentage …-point increase in the share of repatriates in the labor force increases the unemployment rate of natives by 4 percentage points. When …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009402063
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Effects of Business Cycles on Labour Market Assimilation of Immigrants
Aydemir, Abdurrahman - EconWPA - 2003
This study addresses the effects of macroeconomic conditions on the labour market outcomes of immigrants. It simultaneously identifies the separate effects of macro conditions at the time of entry to the labour market and at the time of the survey, while allowing for cohort effects. Also, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408346
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Effects of Business Cycles on Labour Market Assimilation of Immigrants
Aydemir, Abdurrahman - EconWPA - 2003
This study addresses the effects of macroeconomic conditions on the labour market outcomes of immigrants. It simultaneously identifies the separate effects of macro conditions at the time of entry to the labour market and at the time of the survey, while allowing for cohort effects. Also, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408360
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Explaining the Deteriorating Entry Earnings of Canada’s Immigrant
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Skuterud, Mikal - EconWPA - 2004
The study explores causes of the deterioration in entry earnings of Canadian immigrant cohorts by estimating an empirical specification that nests a number of competing explanations found in the Canadian literature. To do this, we use the pooled sample of Canadian-born and immigrant men employed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408361
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Consumer durables as investments that can help us out of the current economic crisis
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The steps in this paper are: (1) to recall the S = I relation and its position in macro-economics, (2) to observe how this equation is very relevant again with the renewed relunctance of banks to finance investments, (3) to point out that consumer durables are investments too, (4) to highlight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836404
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A win-win measure out of the crisis: A graphical discussion of the tax void
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
A win-win measure that will contribute to getting us out of the crisis is the abolition of the tax void in OECD countries. The tax void is explained with graphics and it is shown how it can be eliminated for free. Adjustment costs will lie in understanding and adaptation of administrative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005070466
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The macro-economics of repressed stagflation. Part 2: The crisis of 2009+ and a reduction of the working week
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
, a protracted period of high unemployment or high inflation and continued instability can be expected. Instead, macro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619928
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Cause and cure of the crisis
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
unemployment and stagnating growth by 1970, called stagflation. Since 1970 governments redressed the welfare state but did not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108214
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Economics as victim between lawyers and mathematics: An explanation for the tax credit, Bulgarian potential fraud, European unemployment and the economic crisis
Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
important for the current economic crisis and European unemployment: (6a) The analysis is an element in the explanation of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109700
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Non-linear real exchange rate effects in the UK labour market
Legrenzi, Gabriella; Milas, Costas - EconWPA - 2004
affecting UK labour market conditions. When the real exchange rate is undervalued, short-run unemployment falls as firms respond … to an improvement in domestic competitiveness by increasing their demand for labour. The unemployment response to the … reflects monetary policy considerations, our results imply that unemployment can be targeted by economic policy. Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556606