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In order to explain the spatial inequalities in unemployment-to-work transitions in the Paris area, we use an exhaustive administrative data set from the French National Employment Agency (Agence Nationale pour l'Emploi). We find strong local disparities between communes, even when we control...
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We propose an analytical resolution of Schelling segregation model for a general class of utility functions. Using … original utility function is shown to drive segregation at the expense of collective utility. If agents have a strict … Schelling model and the Duncan and Duncan segregation index. …
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This paper investigates the effect of self-assessed health on retirement plans of older migrants. As immigration is … could play a minor effect in immigrants' decision to retire. Using detailed data on immigrants living in France collected in …
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empirically explain the location choice of immigrants at municipality level. Speci cally, we aim at separating the network ef … spatial repartition of immigrants in Belgium is determined by both network eff ects and local characteristics. The …
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, Christian immigrants and Muslim immigrants. We develop an econometric specification for educational attainment which shows that … advantage for daughters. We find higher intergenerational correlation for Christian natives than for Muslims immigrants, but an … intermediate level for Christian immigrants. For the three communities, we show an advantage for mother education; however this …
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We present evidence indicating that immigrants and especially those from the Maghreb/Middle-East give first names to …
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La question de l'insertion sur le marché du travail des immigrants est aujourd'hui devenue essentielle. Les dispositifs … sortie d'un épisode de non-emploi de ces immigrants. Nos résultats montrent que les immigrés forment un groupe hétérogène du … du travail. C'est le cas notamment des femmes, des migrants âgés et dans un premier temps des moins qualifiés. L …
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level of segregation in a fixed-size city where consumers differ both in income and taste. In this city, the market … allocation of the population is characterized by partial segregation: both rich and poor consumers can be found in both … segregation if applicants are not screened according to their income level. Any departure from the optimal level of screening has …
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large proportion of agents and the degree of segregation of these cooperatives. Three factors can explain the existence …, stability and lack of segregation. First, we show that the classical explanation in economics holds within the framework of our … their income - the higher the risk aversion, the more stable the cooperatives and the lower the segregation. Learning can …
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ratio of migrants in their population, while other wealthy countries have a high number of migrants. In fact such migrants … are of the same order of magnitude as their domestic workforce. Secondly, migrants are often segregated in jobs. The … foreign workers have the same skills. However, foreign migrants cannot be excluded from the use of public services, the …
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