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The Impact of Economic Migration on Children’s Cognitive Development: Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey

Powers, Elizabeth - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member’s migration to … the effect of parental migration is comparable to speaking an indigenous language at home or having a mother with very low … educational attainment. Additionally, household-member migration to the United States affects how children spend their time in …

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Migration and Immigrants: The Case of the Netherlands

Zorlu, Aslan; Hartog, Joop - Tinbergen Instituut - 2001

This paper surveys migration to and from the Netherlands since thesixteenth century with an emphasis on the post … results from our recentresearch are presented. See also pages 119 - 140 in: (R. Rotte & P. Stein (Eds.)), 'Migration Policy …

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Exponential or Power Distance-decay for Commuting? An Alternative Specification

Vries, Jacob J. de; Nijkamp, Peter; Rietveld, Piet - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

In this paper we determine the effect of transport cost on commuting flows, on the basis of an analysis of home-to-work journeys between municipalities in Denmark. Special attention is given to a proper estimation method and the form of the distance-decay function. It appears that neither an...

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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam

Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

This discussion paper resulted in an article in the International Business Review (2012). Volume 21, issue 6, pages 971-986. This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the...

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Does Land Use Planning shape Regional Economies?

Vermeulen, Wouter; Ommeren, Jos van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

simultaneous equations analysis, we find that employment adjusts to the regional supply of labour. Net internal migration is …

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Regional Inequality and Human Capital Quality: The Impact of Technology on the Arrival Rate of Employment Offers

Alexiadis, Stilianos; Eleftheriou, Konstantinos; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

This paper aims to provide a conceptual and operational context for analysing regional inequalities. It does so by utilizing a ‘search & matching’ framework. The model, developed in this paper, maps the way in which individuals are distributed according to: 1) the abilities of individuals to...

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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities

Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...

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Immigration and Innovation in European Regions

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

This discussion paper resulted in a chapter in (P. Nijkamp, J. Poot, M. Sahin (Eds.)) Migration Impact Assessment …

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The Economics of Co-ethnic Employment; Incentives, Welfare Effects and Policy Options

Butter, Frank A.G. den; Masurel, Enno; Mosch, Robert - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

This discussion paper resulted in a chapter in (L.P. Dana (Ed.)) Handbook of Research on Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship, pp. 42-60, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007. Co-ethnic employment refers to the stylised fact of many labour markets that there is an over-representation of workers of the same...

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How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment

Lopez Boo, Florencia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper examines the effect of labor market opportunities on schoolingemployment decisions in 12 urban areas in Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years 1998-2002. Over “typical” years deteriorating job rates increase the probability of attending school and decrease...

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