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Brain Drain from Turkey: The Case of Professionals Abroad

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - 2007

The paper presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad. The study uses a descriptive framework to establish the validity of several proposed models of non-return. The results are based on an internet survey of Turkish professionals abroad....

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Does the Cost of Foreign Workers Affect the Wages of Local Agricultural Workers? Evidence from Israel

Rittberg, Yuval; Qimḥî, Ayyāl - 2021

Modern agriculture often relies on foreign workers. Critics claim that it hinders investments in labor-saving techniques, and leads to unemployment of unskilled native workers. Proponents highlight the contribution of foreign workers to growth, especially in rural areas.This paper investigates...

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Do Foreign Workers Affect Local Wages : Evidence from Israeli Agriculture

Qimḥî, Ayyāl; Hanuka-Taflia, Nirit - 2021

This paper examines the changes in the wages of different types of workers in different industries during a period in which the number of foreign workers in Israel increased considerably, especially in agriculture. We focus on unskilled workers, presumed to be substitutes to foreign workers, and...

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The effects of an increase in the retirement age on health: Evidence from administrative data

Barschkett, Mara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; … - 2022

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

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Growing Up in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency and Educational Attainment of Immigrant Children

Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2018

Does a high regional concentration of immigrants of the same ethnicity affect immigrant children\'s acquisition of host-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across German regions during the 1960s and 1970s...

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Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - 2010

The study estimates an empirical model of return intentions using a dataset compiled from an internet survey of Turkish professionals residing abroad. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The findings of our study...

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Exporting Murder: US Deportations & the Spread of Violence

Ambrosius, Christian; Leblang, David - 2018

Existing literature on cross-national variation in violence has paid little attention to the transnational transmission of crime. One such channel are the forced returns of migrants with a criminal record in their countries of temporary residence. Responding to this research gap, we study the...

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Union Density and Varieties of Coverage : The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kohn, Karsten; Lembcke, Alexander C. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …

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Effects of discretionary fiscal policy:new empirical evidence for Germany

Bank, Alexander - Universität <Hannover> / Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche … - 2011

This paper analyses the effects of discretionary fiscal policy by presenting new empiricalevidence for Germany within a …

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Distribution Dynamics of Regional GDP per Employee in Unified Germany

Vollmer, Sebastian; Klasen, Stephan; Holzmann, Hajo; … - Universität <Hannover> / Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche … - 2010

We investigate to what extent convergence in production levels per worker has beenachieved in Germany since unification …

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