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International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...

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Migration and the Wage Curve : A Structural Approach to Measure the Wage and Employment Effects of Migration

Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

Based on a wage curve approach we examine the labor market effects of migration in Germany. The wage curve relies on … wage and employment effects of migration simultaneously in a general equilibrium framework. For the empirical analysis we … vocational degree. The wage and employment effects of migration are moderate... …

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A Gendered Assessment of the Brain Drain

Docquier, Frédéric; Lowell, B. Lindsay; Marfouk, Abdeslam - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper updates and extends the Docquier-Marfouk data set on international migration byeducational attainment. We …

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Migrant Networks, Migrant Selection,and High School Graduation in Mexico

Miranda, Alfonso - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper examines whether family and community migration experience affect theprobability of high school graduation …

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Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity?Evidence from U.S. States

Autor, David H.; Kerr, William R.; Kugler, Adriana D. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distortingproduction choices. Firms facing (non-Coasean) worker dismissal costs will curtail hiringbelow efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affectproductivity. These theoretical...

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Evolution and the Growth Process:Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012

This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played asignificant role in the process of economic development and the dynamics of inequality withinand across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonicallyin the course of human...

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Demography, Capital Flows and Unemployment

Marchiori, Luca; Pierrard, Olivier - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

This paper contributes to the already vast literature on demography-induced internationalcapital flows by examining the role of labor market imperfections and institutions. We setup atwo-country overlapping generations model with search unemployment, which we calibrateon EU15 and US data. Labor...

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The Trend in Female Labour Force Participation:What Can Be Expected for the Future?

Euwals, Rob; Knoef, Marike; Vuuren, Daniël J. van - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Netherlands experienced a strong increase in the labourforce participation of women. This study investigates the increase of participation over thesuccessive generations of women, and produces an educated guess for future participation.For this purpose, we...

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Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship

Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimilano; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia’s immigration policy, introduced inthe mid-1990s, on migrants’ probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy changeconsists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The resultsindicate that those who...

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The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility : Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk

Malamud, Ofer; Wozniak, Abigail K. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

College-educated workers are twice as likely as high school graduates to make lasting long-distance moves, but little is known about the role of college itself in determining geographic mobility. Unobservable characteristics related to selection into college might also drive the relationship...

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