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Isolating the Network Effect of Immigrants on Trade

Aleksynska, Mariya - 2012

those contributing to export by the largest margin. Business network effects seem particularly important in stimulating …

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Diasporas and Exports

Bratti, Massimiliano - 2018

) through which immigrants generate increased export flows from the regions in which they settle to their countries of origin … relationship going from diasporas and immigrant entrepreneurs towards export flows. Both the size of the diaspora and the number of …'s overall competitiveness and export flows towards all potential destinations …

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On the Pro-Trade Effects of Immigrants

Bratti, Massimiliano - 2012

the areal unit, we find a positive association between immigrants' stocks and both export and import flows, in line with …

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Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration

Dustmann, Christian - 2011

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...

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The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany

Bergemann, Annette - 2011

Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...

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Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed : Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?

Constant, Amelie F. - 2010

natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between …

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Foreign Labour Migration and the Economic Crisis in the EU : Ongoing and Remaining Issues of the Migrant Workforce in Germany

Kim, Anna Myunghee - 2010

This paper provides an evaluation of the status of migrant workers in Germany amidst the global financial crisis … workers in Germany, where primarily the skilled-workforce concentrated industries of high-value products is affected, has …

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Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants

Schüller, Simone - 2011

A lack of cultural integration is often blamed for hindering immigrant families' economic progression. This paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country. Empirical results based on data...

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Social Contacts and the Economic Performance of Immigrants : A Panel Study of Immigrants in Germany

Kanas, Agnieszka - 2011

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examined the impact of social contacts on immigrant occupational status and income. In addition to general social contacts, we also analyzed the effects of bonding (i.e., co-ethnic) and bridging (i.e., interethnic) ties on economic outcomes....

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Labor Market Effects of Immigration : Evidence from Neighborhood Data

Bauer, Thomas K. - 2011

This paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives. Employing an...

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