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A macro-level analysis of adult-age language learning

Übelmesser, Silke; Weingarten, Severin - 2017

This article investigates the macro-level drivers of adult-age language learning. We construct a new dataset that covers German language learning in 77 countries (including Germany) for 1992-2006. Fixed-effects regressions show that language learning in the EU is strongly associated with...

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Managing migration through conflicting policies : an option-theory perspective

Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2009

Recent European legislation on immigration has revealed a particular paradox on migration policies. On the one hand … relax limits for immigrants in order to control migration inflows better. To this end, we use a real option approach to … migration choice that assumes that the decision to migrate can be described as an irreversible investment decision. In our model …

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Workers without borders? : culture, migration and the political limits to globalization

Jain, Sanjay; Majumdar, Sumon; Mukand, Sharun W. - 2010

This paper examines the role of cultural factors in driving the politics and shape of migration policy. We show that … equilibria: some countries have mostly temporary migration programs and see a low degree of cultural assimilation by the migrants …, while other countries rely more on permanent migrants and see much more assimilation. -- international migration ; political …

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Self-confirming immigration policy

Giordani, Paolo E.; Ruta, Michele - 2012

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this interaction multiple equilibria may arise,...

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What drives immigration amnesties?

Casarico, Alessandra; Facchini, Giovanni; Frattini, Tommaso - 2012

We develop a general model of legal and illegal immigration to understand the basic tradeoffs faced by a government in the decision to implement an immigration amnesty in the presence of a selective immigration policy. We show that two channels play an important role: an amnesty is more likely...

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On the economics and politics of refugee migration

Dustmann, Christian; Fasani, Francesco; Frattini, Tommaso; … - 2016

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of refugee migration, with emphasis on the current refugee crisis. After …

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Does labor protection increase support for immigration? : evidence from Switzerland

Bächli, Mirjam; Tsankova, Teodora - 2021

by both academics and policy makers. We study the role of labor protection in shaping native preferences over migration …

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The effect of recent technological change on US immigration policy

Brey, Björn - 2021

Did recent technological change, in the form of automation, affect immigration policy in the United States? I argue that as automation shifted employment from routine to manual occupations at the bottom end of the skill distribution, it increased competition between natives and immigrants,...

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Refugee migration and the labor market : lessons from 40 years of post-arrival policies in Denmark

Nielson Arendt, Jacob; Dustmann, Christian; Ku, Hyejin - 2022

Denmark has accepted refugees from a large variety of countries and for more than four decades. Denmark has also frequently changed policies and regulations concerning integration programs, transfer payments, and conditions for permanent residency. Such policy variation in conjunction with...

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Migration policy : lessons from cooperatives

Osterloh, Margit; Frey, Bruno S. - 2017

We propose an immigration policy based on the model of cooperatives. Incoming migrants have to acquire a participation certificate. In exchange, the immigrants may enter the country of choice without danger. The revenue goes to the country of the recipient nation rather than to human smugglers....

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