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Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview
Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
measurement challenge and lacking adequate data, we apply several measures of ethnicity and examine various data sources as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777156
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Children, Kitchen, Church: Does Ethnicity Matter?
Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Zaiceva, Anzelika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labor supply. This paper examines the strength of those …. Given the low labor force participation of females from ethnic minorities, the role of ethnicity in forming those attitudes … differences for time spent on childcare. The ethnicity effect is also heterogenous across different socioeconomic groups. Hence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762128
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Scale, Diversity, and Determinants of Labour Migration in Europe
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
While global migration is increasing, internal EU migration flows have remained low. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings including the recent Eastern enlargements....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822057
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Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants and Non-Citizens in the EU: An East-West Comparison
Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
roles depending on gender. We find some evidence that it is the Russian ethnic minority in Estonia and Latvia that drives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763759
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East-West Migration and Gender: Is there a "Double Disadvantage" vis-à-vis Stayers?
Zaiceva, Anzelika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
wages. They do, however, work less hours and have a lower annual income. The results also suggest that for them, the income … effect dominates the substitution effect and they substitute market work with home production, specifically with childcare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703170
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Do Ethnic Minorities "Stretch" Their Time? Evidence from the UK Time Use Survey
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper investigates the effect of ethnicity on time spent on overlapped household production, work and leisure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564706
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Returning Home at Times of Trouble? Return Migration of EU Enlargement Migrants during the Crisis
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
The eastern enlargements of the EU in 2004 and 2007 have stimulated the mobility of workers from the new EU8 and EU2 countries. A significant proportion of these migrants stayed abroad only temporarily, and the Great recession may have triggered return intentions. However, a return may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959577
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Self-Selection and the Returns to Geographic Mobility: What Can Be Learned from the German Reunification "Experiment"
Zaiceva, Anzelika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper investigates the causal effect of geographic mobility on income. The returns to German East-West migration and commuting are estimated, exploiting the structure of centrally planned economies and a "natural experiment" of German reunification for identification. I find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703516
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Lessons from Migration after EU Enlargement
Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The Eastern enlargement of the EU was an institutional impetus to the migration potential in Europe. While the overall numbers of migrants from the new member states in the EU15 increased between 2003 and 2007, this increase was distributed unevenly among countries. The proportion of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030878
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Migration and the Demographic Shift
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This chapter connects population aging with international migration. After documenting the trends for both, we review the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the role of age and aging. We subsequently discuss the literature concerning the implications...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106177