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Migration and the Wage Curve : A Structural Approach to Measure the Wage and Employment Effects of Migration
Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Based on a wage curve approach we examine the labor market effects of migration in Germany. The wage curve relies on … wage and employment effects of migration simultaneously in a general equilibrium framework. For the empirical analysis we … vocational degree. The wage and employment effects of migration are moderate... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860260
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A Gendered Assessment of the Brain Drain
Docquier, Frédéric; Lowell, B. Lindsay; Marfouk, Abdeslam - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper updates and extends the Docquier-Marfouk data set on international migration byeducational attainment. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861086
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Does non-farm income diversivication in Northern Albania offer an escape from rural poverty?
Meyer, Wiebke; Möllers, Judith; Buchenrieder, Gertrud - 2008
structure, migration patterns, attitudes towards and reasons for income diversification into the non-farm sector. Income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299313
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A socio-economic picture of Kosovar migrants and their origin farm households
Möllers, Judith; Meyer, Wiebke; Xhema, Sherif; … - 2013
with migrants in Germany. We present data on both sides of migration: the migrant household in the destination country as …-economic features of three migration waves. Individual demographic characteristics of the migrant are analysed as well as economic … features including the income situation and the remitting behaviour. We furthermore discuss the nature of migration - if it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331329
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International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860064
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Intergenerational educational mobility in Turkey
Tansel, Aysit - 2015
This paper aims to provide information on intergenerational educational mobility in Turkey over the last century (at least over the last 65 years). This is the first study explicitly on providing the association between parents' and children's education in Turkey over time unlike the previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882659
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The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility : Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
Malamud, Ofer; Wozniak, Abigail K. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
College-educated workers are twice as likely as high school graduates to make lasting long-distance moves, but little is known about the role of college itself in determining geographic mobility. Unobservable characteristics related to selection into college might also drive the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860227
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War and Science in Ukraine
Ganguli, Ina; Waldinger, Fabian - 2023
We discuss the impacts of the Russian invasion on Ukrainian science. Using newly collected data, we show that the war has already had significant effects on science in Ukraine: research papers produced by Ukrainian scientists declined by about 10%, approximately 5% of the most prolific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014467739
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Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants
Luik, Marc-André; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Voss, Simon - 2023
In this paper we deliver first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host country language proficiency and homeownership. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we find a substantial positive impact of language skills on the propensity to own a home and the quality of housing....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014000395
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Do High-Skill Immigrants Raise Productivity? Evidence from Israeli Manufacturing Firms, 1990-1999
Paserman, Daniele - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
During the second part of the 1990s, the Israeli economy experienced a surge in labor productivity and total factor productivity, which was driven primarily by the manufacturing sector. This surge in productivity coincided with the full absorption and integration into the workforce of highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859546