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Do Negative Native-Place Stereotypes Lead to Discriminatory Wage Penalties in China's Migrant Labor Markets?

Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Connelly, Rachel; Thi Tran, Ngoc-Han - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for … provinces of origin. We find no systemic differences by province of origin in the hourly wages of male and female migrants …. However, in a few specific cases, we find that migrants from a particular province earn significantly less than those from …

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Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries

Hazans, Mihails - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

The European Social Survey data are used to analyze informal employment at the main job in 30 countries. Overall, informality decreases from South to West to East to North. However, dependent work without contract is more prevalent in Eastern Europe than in the West, except for Ireland, the UK...

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Protective or Counter-Productive? Labor Market Institutions and the Effect of Immigration on EU Natives

Angrist, Joshua D.; Kugler, Adriana D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

We estimate the effect of immigrant flows on native employment in Western Europe, and then ask whether the employment consequences of immigration vary with institutions that affect labor market flexibility. Reduced flexibility may protect natives from immigrant competition in the near term, but...

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A Vibrant European Labor Market with Full Employment

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

We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, where income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We name this scenario "vibrant." It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European...

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Earnings, Schooling and Economic Reform: Econometric Evidence from Hungary (1986-2004)

Campos, Nauro F.; Jolliffe, Dean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

How does the relationship between earnings and schooling change with the introduction of comprehensive economic reform? This paper sheds light on this question using a unique data set and procedure to reduce sample selection bias. Our evidence is from consistently coded, non-retrospective data...

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Euroskepticism in the Crisis: More Mood than Economy

Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Wehner, Caroline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Before the Great Recession, rising income inequality within the European Union member states has been considered to be one driver for an increasing Euroskepticism. Using rich data on attitudes towards European integration from the Eurobarometer (EB) surveys, we revisit the issue by analyzing the...

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How Do Immigrants from Taiwan Fare in the U.S. Labor Market?

Lin, Carl - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper presents evidence that since 1980, relative to other immigrants, the earnings of Taiwanese immigrants have grown rapidly as they assimilate into the U.S. economy. Our estimates indicate that the rising returns to education, pre-migration experience and hours worked per week play...

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Overeducation among Immigrants in Sweden: Incidence, Wage Effects and State-Dependence

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Datta Gupta, Nabanita; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...

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Receiving Countries' Perspectives: The Case of Sweden

Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Sweden has made its labour market more open for labour immigration since the mid1990s: becoming member of the common labour market of EES/EU in 1994, no transitional rules introduced at the enlargement of European Union in 2004 and 2007, and opening up for labour migration from non-EES/EU...

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Examining the Relationships between Labour Market Mismatches, Earnings and Job Satisfaction among Immigrant Graduates in Europe

McGuinness, Seamus; Byrne, Delma - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper uses graduate survey data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and wage/job satisfaction effects of over-education and overskilling among immigrants graduating from EU 15 based universities in 2005. Female immigrants with shorter durations of domicile were found to have a...

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