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The Labour Market Impact of Immigration
Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; Frattini, Tommaso - 2008
In the first part of this paper, we present a stylised model of the labour market impact of immigration. We then discuss mechanisms through which an economy can adjust to immigration: changes in factor prices, output mix and production technology. In the second part, we explain the problems of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533050
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Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK
Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso; Halls, Caroline - 2009
This paper assesses the fiscal consequences of migration to the UK from the Central and Eastern European countries that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533059
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The Labour Market Impact of Immigration
dustmann, christian; Glitz, Albrecht; Frattini, Tommaso - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2008
In the first part of this paper, we present a stylised model of the labour market impact of immigration. We then discuss mechanisms through which an economy can adjust to immigration: changes in factor prices, output mix and production technology. In the second part, we explain the problems of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967949
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Immigration in Europe: Trends, Policies and Empirical Evidence
de la Rica, Sara; Glitz, Albrecht; Ortega, Francesc - 2013
This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in various important European destination countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328896
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559662
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Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions
Dustmann, Christian; Fasani, Francesco; Meng, Xin; … - 2017
migration is a household decision. We develop a simple model that implies that which member migrates depends on the distribution … conditional on migration gains, less risk averse individuals are more likely to migrate; (ii) that within households, the least … results not only provide evidence that migration decisions are taken on a household level but also that the distribution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653331
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Substitution between Groups of Highly-Educated, Foreign-Born, H-1B Workers
Sparber, Chad - 2018
Highly-educated foreign-born workers can secure legal US employment through the H-1B program. The annual cap on H-1B issuances varies across individuals' US educational experience, H-1B work history, and employer type. Caps are met quickly in most but not all years. This paper exploits these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984588
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Occupational Recognition and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes
Brücker, Herbert; Glitz, Albrecht; Lerche, Adrian; … - 2018
In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications affects their subsequent labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents' survey information to their administrative records, allowing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984590
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Estimating the Determinants of Remittances Originating from U.S. Households using CPS Data
Simpson, Nicole B.; Sparber, Chad - 2019
The U.S. is the largest source country of remittances with an outflow of more than $70 billion estimated for 2016 (according to data from the World Bank). This paper is the first to use Current Population Survey (CPS) data to estimate the determinants of remittances originating from the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059210
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Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK
Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - 2000
This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determinants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262366