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Understanding inequality trends: microsimulation decomposition for Italy
Fiorio, Carlo V. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
This paper suggests overcoming some limitations of traditional inequality decomposition methods by developing a combination of Burtless (1999) and DiNardo et al. (1996), two different microsimulation methods for decomposing inequality. By using this combination it is possible to take into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745409
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Crime and immigration: evidence from large immigrant waves
Bell, Brian; Machin, Stephen; Fasani, Francesco - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745408
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Change and continuity among minority communities in Britain
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
There is widespread concern currently that some ethnic minority communities within Britain, especially Muslim, are not following the stereotypical immigrant path of economic and cultural assimilation into British society. Indeed, many seem to have the impression that differences between Muslims...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746409
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Immigration, diversity and the labour market outcomes of native workers: some recent developments
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
addressed the questions whether and how immigration affects native workers’ labour market outcomes. In particular, it discusses …: the distinction between the displacement, productivity and amenity effects of immigration; the issues that arise in using … wage changes to identify those effects; and the problem of assessing a causal link from immigration to natives’ labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126333
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Immigration and the access to social housing in the UK
Battiston, Diego; Dickens, Richard; Manning, Alan; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This paper investigates the impact of immigration on the probability of being in social housing in the UK. In recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126582
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Crime and immigration: new evidence from England and Wales
Jaitman, Laura; Machin, Stephen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
We study a high profile public policy question on immigration, namely the link between crime and immigration …, presenting new evidence from England and Wales in the 2000s. For studying immigration impacts, this period is of considerable … immigration can be identified. When we are able to implement a credible research design with statistical power, we find no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126636
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Knowing what is good for you: empirical analysis of personal preferences and the 'objective good'
Lelkes, Orsolya - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
This paper aims to test empirically if certain frequently used measures of well-being, which are regarded as valuable properties of human life, are actually desired by people. In other words, it investigates whether the “expert judgments” in social science overlap with social consensus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126250
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Developments in the analysis of spatial data
Robinson, Peter - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
Disregarding spatial dependence can invalidate methods for analyzing cross-sectional and panel data. We discuss ongoing work on developing methods that allow for, test for, or estimate, spatial dependence. Much of the stress is on nonparametric and semiparametric methods.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884519
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New Evidence on the Remedies of the Greek Sovereign Debt Problem
APERGIS, Nicholas; COORAY, Arusha - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
appropriate measures required for achieving fiscal consolidation. The empirical estimation is carried out using a macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735153
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New evidence on the remedies of the Greek sovereign debt problem
Apergis, Nicholas; Cooray, Arusha - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
appropriate measures required for achieving fiscal consolidation. The empirical estimation is carried out using a macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745161