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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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Pulls of International Student Mobility
Kahanec, Martin - 2012
Economic theory suggests that high-skilled immigration generally has positive effects on the receiving economy. International student mobility is an important channel through which high-skilled immigrants arrive. The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the key determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113075
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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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Quotas and Quality: The Effect of H-1B Visa Restrictions on the Pool of Prospective Undergraduate Students from Abroad
Kato, Takao; Sparber, Chad - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
In deliberating whether to pursue an undergraduate education in the US, a foreign student takes into consideration the expected probability of securing US employment after graduation. The H-1B visa provides a primary means of legal employment for collegeeducated foreign-nationals. In October...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317933
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How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply?
dustmann, christian; Glitz, Albrecht - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2011
In this paper, we investigate how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the economy. We distinguish between three adjustment mechanisms: through factor prices, through an expansion in the size of those production units that use the more abundant skill group more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317939
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Referral-based Job Search Networks
dustmann, christian; Glitz, Albrecht; Schönberg, Uta - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2011
This paper develops a model and derives novel testable implications of referral-based job search networks in which employees provide employers with information about potential job market candidates that they otherwise would not have. Using unique matched employeremployee data that cover the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317947
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Ethnic Segregation in Germany
Glitz, Albrecht - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
This paper provides a comprehensive description of the nature and extent of ethnic segregation in Germany. Using matched employer-employee data for the universe of German workers over the period 1975 to 2008, I show that there is substantial ethnic segregation across both workplaces and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570079
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The Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Less- Educated Immigrant Flows into U.S. States
Simpson, Nicole B.; Sparber, Chad - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
We use a gravity model of migration and alternative estimation strategies to analyse how income differentials affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570358
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How Immigrants Helped EU Labor Markets to Adjust during the Great Recession
Kahanec, Martin; Guzi, Martin - 2017
with high-skilled immigrants with relatively few (1-5) or many (11+) years since migration. The relative responsiveness of … migration), whereas other groups of immigrants became particularly fluid during the Great Recession, such as those from new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011619442
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The Economic Impact of East-West Migration on the European Union
Kahanec, Martin; Pytliková, Mariola - 2017
This study contributes to the literature on destination-country consequences of international migration with … member states over the years 1995-2010. Using a rich international migration dataset and an empirical model accounting for … the endogeneity of migration flows we find positive and significant effects of post-enlargement migration flows from new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011628540