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Female Migration : A Way Out of Discrimination
Ruyssen, Ilse - 2015
be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and …, preventing women from actually moving abroad …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011648
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Migration into the Welfare State : Tax and Migration Competition
Razin, Assaf - 2013
In this paper I provide some support to the Tiebout hypothesis. It suggests that when a group of host countries faces an upward supply of immigrants, tax competition does not indeed lead to a race to the bottom; competition may lead to higher taxes than coordination. We identify a fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082005
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Immigration and Internal Mobility in Canada
Beine, Michel A. R. - 2014
We analyze the impact of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and permanent immigrants on interprovincial mobility in Canada. Particular attention is given to the Canadian program of TFWs that has intensified enormously over the last 30 years. Results of the empirical analysis are analyzed through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051620
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The Changing Structure of Immigration to the OECD : What Welfare Effects on Member Countries?
Burzyński, Michał - 2018
We investigate the welfare implications of two pre-crisis immigration waves (1991–2000 and 2001–2010) and of the post-crisis wave (2011–2015) for OECD native citizens. To do so, we develop a general equilibrium model that accounts for the main channels of transmission of immigration shocks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012916954
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Immigration and the Distribution of Incomes
Blau, Francine D. - 2014
Immigration may impact income distribution both by affecting the skill composition of a country's residents, and, by changing relative factor supplies, its relative factor prices. We provide some background evidence on compositional factors but focus primarily on factor prices. We first consider...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060443
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Nineteenth Century US African-American and White Female Statures : Insight from US Prison Records
Carson, Scott A. - 2010
Using a new source of 19th century state prison records, this study contrasts the biological living conditions of comparable US African-American and white female statures during economic development. Black and white female statures varied regionally, and white Southeastern and black Southwestern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138015
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Does Female Suffrage Increase Public Support for Government Spending? Evidence from Swiss Ballots
Jaronicki, Katharina - 2013
government's competency to levy income, capital and turnover taxes to find out how the enfranchisement of women influences public … support for government spending. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in February …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072524
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Let the Voters Choose Women
Baltrunaite, Audinga - 2017
We study the effectiveness of a novel measure to reduce gender gaps in political empowerment: double preference voting conditioned on gender, coupled with gender quotas on candidate lists. This policy was introduced in 2013 in Italian local elections. Using a regression discontinuity design, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970062
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Immigrants and Gender Roles : Assimilation vs. Culture
Blau, Francine D. - 2015
This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women …. Considerable evidence is found that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009865
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Gender Quotas, Competitions, and Peer Review : Experimental Evidence on the Backlash Against Women
Leibbrandt, Andreas; Wang, Liang Choon; Foo, Cordelia - 2021
sabotage renders the gender quota ineffective in encouraging women to enter tournaments and reversing gender pay gaps. Moreover …, we provide evidence of a severe backlash against women, as they become targets of sabotage under gender quotas …. Interestingly, this is the result of women focusing on sabotaging each other while men sabotage indiscriminately. Our results have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315526