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Gender Differences in Risk Preferences and Stereotypes: Experimental Evidence from a Matrilineal and a Patrilineal Society

Pondorfer, Andreas; Mahmoud, Toman Omar; Rehdanz, Katrin; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

We use a controlled experiment to analyze gender differences in risk preferences and stereotypes about risk preferences of men and women across two distinct island societies in the Pacific: the patrilineal Palawan in the Philippines and the matrilineal Teop in Papua New Guinea. We find no gender...

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Alone but Better Off? Adult Child Migration and Health of Elderly Parents in Moldova

Böhme, Marcus; Persian, Ruth; Stoehr, Tobias - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013

Increasing labor migration and simultaneous aging of societies are two important demographic developments many poor countries face. Elderly people who are left behind may experience a decrease in welfare when their children migrate. This paper investigates the e ect of migration on various...

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Empirical Characteristics of Legal and Illegal Immigrants in the U.S.

Caponi, Vincenzo - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013

We combine the New Immigrant Survey (NIS), which contains information on US legal immigrants, with the American Community Survey (ACS), which contains information on all immigrants to the U.S., legal and illegal ones. Using econometric methodology proposed by Lancaster and Imbens (1996) we...

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The impact of corruption on apprehension level of immigrants: A study of the United States immigration

Buzurukov, Bilol; Lee, Byeong Wan - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

This paper demonstrates the effect of country level corruption on illicit behavior of individuals in a foreign country. The empirical research investigates the probability of individuals being apprehended overseas due to the influence of corrupt environment in their home countries. Using...

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Setting the Bar - An Experimental Investigation of Immigration Requirements

Khadjavi, Menusch; Tjaden, Jasper D. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

immigration. The dynamics and underlying processes of setting immigration requirements remain unclear as research so far mainly … different levels of perceived migrant potential and public debate shape immigration requirements. We employ the minimal group … paradigm and immigration requirements are set by in-group voting. Our results suggest that fairness and efficiency of …

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Immigration and Structural Change: Evidence from Post-war Germany

Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

Does immigration accelerate sectoral change towards high-productivity sectors? This paper uses the mass displacement of … sectors, predicts that immigration boosts output per worker by expanding the high-productivity sector, but decreases output …

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Firm Heterogeneity and Choice of Ownership Structure: An Empirical Analysis of German FDI in India

Görg, Holger; Lauber, Verena; Meyer, Birgit; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

We contribute to the nascent literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share...

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Global Governance: Old and New Issues

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

supplies, immigration, and economic responses to political chaos. A few of these, but not the majority, are seen as good …

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Does Immigration Affect the Phillips Curve? Some Evidence for Spain

Bentolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan J.; Jimeno, Juan F. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2007

flatter. We argue that this favorable evolution is largely due to the huge rise in the immigration rate, from 1% of the … population in 1994 to 9.3% in 2006. We derive a New Keynesian Phillips curve accounting for the e¤ects of immigration, a variable …

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Long-Run Determinants of Immigration to Germany 1974-1999: A Ricardian Framework

Foders, Federico - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2003

This paper examines the long-run determinants of immigration to Germany using a modified version of the Ricardo model …

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