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Social networks are commonly understood to play a large role in the labor market success of immigrants. Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this paper examines whether access to native networks, as measured by marriage to a native, increases the probability of immigrant employment. We start by...
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In this paper we employ the 2009 Family Expenditure Survey conducted by the Statistical Service of Cyprus in order to measure the poverty risk among immigrants in Cyprus. Results show that immigrants face a higher risk and depth of poverty than the native population. Large intra-group variation...
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than natives. We test these predictions with a dataset of public opinion on immigration in Spain, exploiting individual and …
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We analyze the impact of immigration on the host country within a search and matching model that allows for skill … although immigration raises the overall welfare, it may have distributional effects. Specifically, skilled workers gain in …
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This paper considers the relation between immigration and prices for a large number of cities across the world over the … period from 1990 to 2006. Aggregate immigration ratios are shown to have a negative impact on international relative prices …-reducing effect of immigration, with the latter offering a more likely explanation at annual frequencies during this period. Our …
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We analyze the impact of the skill-biased immigration influx that took place during the years 2000-2009 in the United … that although the skill-biased immigration raised the overall net income to natives, it may have had distributional effects …
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