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remittances into account. Moreover, we find that marginal propensity to save for immigrants is about 40% higher than that for … naturalization has caused significant reductions of savings and remittances for immigrants as a whole, in the magnitude of 13% and 29 …
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The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and …
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households to examine the joint effect of migration and remittances on economic development. We apply the model to internal … migration in China. Counterfactual analysis of the calibrated model shows that the presence of remittances increases migration …We develop a quantitative spatial equilibrium model with endogenous migration and remittance decisions within …
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the provided evidence we argue that this effect is channelled through "cultural remittances". …
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? Combining industry-level patenting and migration data from 32 European countries, we show that emigration in fact positively …
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productivity shifts arising from migration-induced knowledge diffusion and increased workforce diversity. While we find evidence …
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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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therefore have a systematic influence on election results. Using administrative migration and voting data, we show that counties … border and to airports to account for endogenous migration patterns. Results are robust to estimations using first …
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This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...
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