substantially lowered attrition rates for second- and third-generation Hispanics and Asians, ethnic attrition remains a significant …

capital. Startup capital and education alone explain from 65 percent to the entire gap in business outcomes between Asians and …

context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their … children of migrants are safer upcountry, not all households can afford this strategy. Households are able to choose this …

Kenya that lengthened primary school by one year. An instrumental variables approach measures the exogenous variation in …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …

This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement …

alcohol problems than men who stayed. For women, we again see a higher incidence of alcohol problems for short-term migrants …. However, long-term female migrants are less likely to have suffered from alcohol problems. …

We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants’ job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of … result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since 1997, we study whether this increases the probability that new migrants … view. However, accounting for their higher employability, new migrants seem to fare better up to a year and half after …