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Immigration und Arbeitsmarkt : eine ökonomische Perspektive
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998
Based on the current European discussion about immigration policy, this paper gives an overview of central economic consequences of immigration for a host country's labor market. The most important theoretical arguments are presented and evaluated against the available empirical evidence. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294532
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When do gender wage differences emerge? : a study of Azerbaijan's labor market
Pastore, Francesco; Sattar, Sarosh; Sinha, Nistha; … - 2016
Building on recent analyses that find a sizeable, overall gender wage gap in Azerbaijan's workforce, this paper uses data on young workers in their early years in the labor market to understand how gender wage gaps evolve over time, if at all. Using a unique database from a survey of young...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450099
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Economic preferences and attitudes of the unemployed : are natives and second generation migrants alike?
Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2010
natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between … employment probability about two months after unemployment entry. We observe a significantly lower employment probability for … and search intensity. -- unemployment ; migration ; personality traits ; risk attitudes ; time preferences ; trust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009313318
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Gender differences in earnings and labor supply in early career : evidence from Kosovo's school-to-work transition survey
Pastore, Francesco; Sattar, Sarosh; Tiongson, Erwin R. - 2013
Very little is known about gender wage disparities in Kosovo and, to date, nothing is known about how such wage disparities evolve over time, particularly during the first few years spent by young workers in the labor market. More generally, not much is known about gender wage gaps in early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009757290
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Ethnicity, job search and labor market reintegration of the unemployed
Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2009
This paper is based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative sample of entrants into unemployment …. -- Migration ; ethnicity ; ethnic identity ; ethnosizer ; unemployment ; job search ; reservation wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003931980
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Reflections on wage-setting
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2018
Central banks need to be concerned about wages since they are a major driver of inflation. Rising wages are needed to signal directions for market adjustments to ensure growth. Wage growth is driven by relative scarcity, labor productivity and expectations about inflation and future growth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131008
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2011
wage and search effort varies considerably among the groups considered. -- immigrants ; policy evaluation ; reservation … wage ; search effort ; expectations ; unemployment duration ; program evaluation ; active labor market policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152789
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Reservation wages of first and second generation migrants
Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2010
survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that … ; Germany ; unemployment ; job search ; reservation wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314273
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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective
Constant, Amelie (contributor);  … - 2005
concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labour force, and discussions about the necessary policy responses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003082100
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Social assimilation and labor market outcomes of migrants in China
Cai, Shu; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2020
Previous research has found identity to be relevant for international migration, but has neglected internal mobility as … labor market outcomes of migrants in China, the country with the largest record of internal mobility. Using instrumental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012316012