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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries: Country Study on Germany

Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Despite the ongoing dialogue on facilitating mobility between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migrants from these countries. This study aims to fill this gap by studying the size and assimilation...

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The Economic Payoff of Name Americanization

Biavaschi, Costanza; Giulietti, Corrado; Siddique, Zahra - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We examine the impact of the Americanization of names on the labor market outcomes of migrants. We construct a novel longitudinal data set of naturalization records in which we track a complete sample of migrants who naturalize by 1930. We find that migrants who Americanized their names...

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Differences in Employment Outcomes for College Town Stayers and Leavers

Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Areas surrounding colleges and universities are often able to build their local stock of human capital by retaining recent graduates in the area after they finish their education. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as "college towns" and investigates differences in employment...

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The Production and Stock of College Graduates for U.S. States

Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The stock of human capital in an area is important for regional economic growth and development. However, highly educated workers are often quite mobile and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the state if the college graduates leave the state after...

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