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Return Migration of Foreign Students
Bijwaard, Govert; Wang, Qi - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), …
Using administrative panel data, this paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis of the return of recent foreign students in the Netherlands. We focus on how individual labour market changes and marriage formation influence their decision to leave. Our model allows for correlated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895134
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The Labor Market Effects of Reducing the Number of Illegal Immigrants
Chassamboulli, Andri; Peri, Giovanni - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2015
A controversial issue in the US is how to reduce the number of illegal immigrants and what effect this would have on the US economy. To answer this question we set up a two-country model with search in labor markets and featuring legal and illegal immigrants among the low skilled. We calibrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207675
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Return Migration of Foreign Students
Bijwaard, Govert E.; Wang, Qi - 2014
Using administrative panel data, this paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis of the return of recent foreign students in the Netherlands. We focus on how individual labour market changes and marriage formation influence their decision to leave. Our model allows for correlated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532871
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The Labor Market Effects of Reducing the Number of Illegal Immigrants
Chassamboulli, Andri; Peri, Giovanni - 2015
A controversial issue in the US is how to reduce the number of illegal immigrants and what effect this would have on the US economy. To answer this question we set up a two-country model with search in labor markets and featuring legal and illegal immigrants among the low skilled. We calibrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532937
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Job Contact Networks and the Ethnic Minorities
Seaman, Paul Timothy; Zenou, Yves; Battu, Harminder - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
Using data from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey, this paper examines the job finding methods of different ethnic groups in the UK. Our empirical findings suggest that, though personal networks are a popular method of finding a job for the ethnic minorities, the foreign born and those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317946
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How Broadband Internet Affects Labor Market Matching
Bhuller, Manudeep; Kostøl, Andreas R.; Vigtel, Trond C. - 2020
How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi-experimental variation in internet use. This paper helps fill this gap using plausibly exogenous roll-out of broadband infrastructure in Norway, and comprehensive data on recruiters,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532777
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Job Contact Networks and the Ethnic Minorities
Battu, Harminder; Seaman, Paul; Zenou, Yves - 2010
Using data from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey, this paper examines the job finding methods of different ethnic groups in the UK. Our empirical findings suggest that, though personal networks are a popular method of finding a job for the ethnic minorities, the foreign born and those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532993
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Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration
dustmann, christian; Mestres, Josep - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings … and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the … home and host country may also be related to future return plans. Thus, comparing savings and assets between immigrants and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317934
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Crossing the Border: Self-selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions
Bertoli, Simone; Ortega, Francesc; Moraga, Jesus … - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317957
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Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines
McKenzie, David Mckenzie; Beam, Emily Allison; Yang, Dean - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2013
Significant income gains from migrating from poorer to richer countries have motivated unilateral (source-country) policies facilitating labor emigration. However, their effectiveness is unknown. We conducted a large-scale randomized experiment in the Philippines testing the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839534