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Immigration, Ethnic Diversity and Political Outcomes: Evidence from Denmark
Harmon, Nikolaj A. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2012
I study the impact of immigration and ethnic diversity on political outcomes in immigrant receiving countries, focusing … on the case of election outcomes and immigration in Danish municipalities 1981-2001. A rich set of control variables … housing stock data addresses issues of endogenous location choice of immigrants. Immigration-driven increases in ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150174
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Remittances and Well-Being among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Akay, Alpaslan; Giulietti, Corrado; Robalino, Juan D.; … - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2013
sending remittances and the utility of migrants, as proxied by their subjective well-being (SWB). Using data from a new survey … correlation. The estimates vary with the socio-economic characteristics of migrants, migration experience and the diversity of … evidence that both altruistic and contractual motivations are at work among rural-to-urban migrants in China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928289
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Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling
Welch, Finis - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 1971
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720962
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Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling
Welch, Finis - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 1971
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701501
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A Shred of Credible Evidence on the Long Run Elasticity of Labor Supply
Ashenfelter, Orley; Doran, Kirk; Schaller, Bruce - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
The available estimates of the wage elasticity of male labor supply in the literature have varied between -0.2 and 0.2, implying that permanent wage increases have relatively small, poorly determined effects on labor supplied. The variation in existing estimates calls for a simple, natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928337
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A Shred of Credible Evidence on the Long Run Elasticity of Labor Supply
Ashenfelter, Orley; Doran, Kirk; Schaller, Bruce - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
The available estimates of the wage elasticity of male labor supply in the literature have varied between -0.2 and 0.2, implying that permanent wage increases have relatively small, poorly determined effects on labor supplied. The variation in existing estimates calls for a simple, natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536813
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Rational Choice and Voter Turnout: Evidence from Union Representation Elections
Farber, Henry S. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
It is a common observation that many individuals vote despite the fact that, in elections with even a moderate number of voters, the probability their vote will be pivotal is quite small. The theoretical solution of positing that individuals receive utility from the act of voting itself explains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472057
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Analyzing the Extent and Influence of Occupational Licensing on the Labor Market
Kleiner, Morris M.; Krueger, Alan B. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
This study examines the extent and influence of occupational licensing in the U.S. using a specially designed national labor force survey. Specifically, we provide new ways of measuring occupational licensing and consider what types of regulatory requirements and what level of government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004258
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Analyzing the Extent and Influence of Occupational Licensing on the Labor Market
Kleiner, Morris M.; Krueger, Alan B. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
This study examines the extent and influence of occupational licensing in the U.S. using a specially designed national labor force survey. Specifically, we provide new ways of measuring occupational licensing and consider what types of regulatory requirements and what level of government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005548136
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A Shred of Credible Evidence on the Long Run Elasticity of Labor Supply
Ashenfelter, Orley; Doran, Kirk; Schaller, Bruce - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2009
The available estimates of the wage elasticity of male labor supply in the literature have varied between -0.2 and 0.2, implying that permanent wage increases have relatively small, poorly determined effects on labor supplied. The variation in existing estimates calls for a simple, natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005548191