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Dynamic Effects of Co-Ethnic Networks on Immigrants' Economic Success
Battisti, Michele - 2018
This paper investigates how the size of co-ethnic networks at the time of arrival affect the economic success of immigrants in Germany. Applying panel analysis with a large set of fixed effects and controls, we isolate the association between initial network size and long-run immigrant outcomes....
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Self-Selection of Emigrants : Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics
Borjas, George J. - 2015
We show that the Roy model has more precise predictions about the self‐selection of migrants than previously realized … imply a stochastic dominance relationship between the earnings distributions of migrants and nonmigrants. We use the Danish … emigrants in terms of preemigration earnings: the income distribution for the migrants almost stochastically dominates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011720
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The Consequences of Being Different - Statistical Discrimination and the School-to-Work Transition
Mueller, Barbara - 2011
When information about the true abilities of job-seekers and applicants are hard to get, statistical discrimination by employers can be an efficient strategy in the hiring and wage setting process. But statistical discrimination can induce costs, if labor relations cannot be terminated in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130101
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Scarring Effects of Unemployment
Nilsen, Øivind Anti - 2011
Using Norwegian individual register data of young workers, from the period 1986-2008, we analyze whether there are large and persistent negative relationships between unemployment and the risk of repeated unemployment and being out of labor force. A nearest-neighbor propensity score matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117361
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Should Local Public Employment Services Be Merged with the Local Social Benefit Administrations?
Holzner, Christian - 2011
administrations work together with the local public employment services. We find that despite positive self-selection Approved Local … compared to Joint Local Agencies suggests that they underestimated the benefits of having the local public employment service …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124387
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Trapped at Home : The Effect of Mothers' Temporary Labor Market Exits on Their Subsequent Work Career
Drange, Nina - 2012
effects on earnings and full-time employment even when the child was no longer eligible for Cash-for-Care at ages four and … attached to the labor force through part-time employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105140
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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?
Baert, Stijn - 2012
This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105147
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Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?
Cockx, Bart - 2009
This paper assesses whether short-lived jobs (lasting one quarter or less and involuntarily ending in unemployment) are stepping stones to long-lasting jobs (enduring one year or more) for Belgian long-term unemployed school-leavers. We proceed in two steps. First, we estimate labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764525
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On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration
Dustmann, Christian - 2016
migrations, contrasting economic and refugee migrants, discussing the trade-offs between long-term asylum and temporary …, we illustrate the economic integration of past refugee migrants to EU countries and conclude with several policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979577
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Weak Markets, Strong Teachers : Recession at Career Start and Teacher Effectiveness
Nagler, Markus - 2015
How do alternative job opportunities affect teacher quality? We provide the first causal evidence on this question by exploiting business cycle conditions at career start as a source of exogenous variation in the outside options of potential teachers. Unlike prior research, we directly assess...
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