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Complements or Substitutes? Task Specialization by Gender and Nativity in Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

wages of natives in the U.S. Yet, despite the significant degree of occupational segregation by gender regardless of workers … the task specialization and occupational distribution of natives of the same gender. …

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Gender Differences in Native Preferences towards Undocumented and Legal Immigration: Evidence from San Diego

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

. Furthermore, native views about immigration are known to vary by gender. Yet, most surveys do not inquire native men and women … preferences towards immigration appear to significantly differ by gender as well as according to immigrants' legal status. In …

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Migration, Remittances and Children’s Schooling in Haiti

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Georges, Annie; Pozo, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

In this paper, we focus on the use of remittances to school children remaining in migrant communities in Haiti. After addressing the endogeneity of remittance receipt, we find that remittances raise school attendance for all children in some communities regardless of whether they have household...

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Does Immigration Raise Natives’ Income? National and Regional Evidence from Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

How immigration affects the labor market of the host country is a topic of major concern for many immigrant-receiving nations. Spain is no exception following the rapid increase in immigrant flows experienced over the past decade. We assess the impact of immigration on Spanish natives’ income...

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Remittances and Income Smoothing

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Due to inadequate savings and binding borrowing constraints, income volatility can make households in developing countries particularly susceptible to economic hardship. We examine the role of remittances in either alleviating or increasing household income volatility using Mexican household...

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New Evidence on the Motherhood Wage Gap

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Kimmel, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, we assess the role of employment-based health insurance offers in explaining the motherhood wage gap. Researchers have been aware of the existence of a motherhood gap for many years; yet, the literature has failed to address the...

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The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Spain, as other south-Mediterranean countries, is characterized for the predominance of split work schedules. Split … work schedules typically consist of 5 hours of work in the morning (typically from 9 am to 2 pm), followed by a 2 hour … break and another 3 hours of work in the afternoon/evening (typically from 4 pm to 7 pm). Because of the evening work hours …

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