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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...
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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 …
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This paper is based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative sample of entrants into unemployment …
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Unemployment rates are often higher for migrants than for natives. This could result from longer periods of … unemployment as well as from shorter periods of employment. This paper jointly examines male native-migrant differences in the … duration of unemployment and subsequent employment using German panel data and bivariate discrete time hazard rate models …
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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....
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Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
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survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …
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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 …
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Previous research on internal mobility has neglected the role of local identity contrary to studies analyzing … mobility in the world, closes the gap. Instrumental variable estimation and careful robustness checks suggest that identifying …
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immigration policy may affect the labor market assimilation of immigrants and hence natives' sentiments towards immigrants. It …. Natives in countries with mostly economic migrants are relatively more concerned about loosing jobs to immigrants. However …, the results also suggest that natives may view immigration more favorably if immigrants are selected according to the …
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