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Modern labor studies consider the relationship between wages and biological markers. A relevant historical question is the relationship between occupational status and biological markers. This study demonstrates that 19th century stature and BMIs were significant in Texas occupation selection;...
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This paper establishes a causal link between the emigration of skilled workers and firm performance in source countries …. Using firm-level panel data from ten Eastern European countries, we show that the emigration of skilled workers lowers firm … to 2014 as a source of exogenous variation in the emigration rates from new EU member states. We argue that a potential …
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emigration and conduct an empirical analysis of their impact, based on the Israeli tax reductions during 2004-2010. We find that … permanent tax reductions reduce the emigration flows from Israel. According to our findings, this effect is stronger for workers …
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This paper empirically investigates whether emigrants from MENA countries self-select on cultural traits such as religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes. To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs, migration aspirations, short-run migration plans, and...
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We analyze the effect of immigrants’ legal status on their consumption behavior using unique survey data that samples … in the home country, measured as rainfall shocks at the time of emigration. Second, amnesty quotas that grant legal … different in nature – lead to similar estimates of the effects of illegal status on consumption, with undocumented immigrants …
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This study analyzes the qualitative aspects of emigration from Germany taking account of economic and non … German nationality, age, and the family situation are mostly negatively correlated with it. …
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Moldova, we show that the emigration episode that started in the late 1990s strongly affected political preferences and …. Identification relies on the quasi-experimental context studied and on the differential effects arising from the fact that emigration …
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We examine whether individuals' experienced levels of income inequality affect their preferences for redistribution. We use several large nationally representative datasets to show that people who have experienced higher inequality during their lives are less in favor of redistribution, after...
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In recent years, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We conducted survey experiments...
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For policy reforms to increase a society's welfare, reliable information on people's prefer-ences and expectations is crucial. Representative opinion polls, often involving simplified questions about the complex topics under debate, are an important source of information for both policy-makers...
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