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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....
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The effect of selective INS monitoring strategies on the industrial employment choice and earnings of recent immigrants
Dávila, Alberto E. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 35 (1997) 1, pp. 138-150
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The returns to temporary migration to the United States : evidence from the Mexican urban employment survey
Alemán Castilla, Benjamín (contributor) - 2007
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Constrained by hours and restricted in wages : the quality of matches in the labor market
Bender, Keith A.; Skåtun, John Douglas F. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 47 (2009) 3, pp. 512-529
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Liquidity constraints with endogenous income
Zhao, Yucong; Dutkowsky, Donald H.; Dunsky, Robert M. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 37 (1999) 4, pp. 692-705
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Whose preferences are revealed in hours of work?
Pencavel, John H. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 54 (2016) 1, pp. 9-24
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Labor supply estimation baises from disregarding nonwage benefits
Baird, Matthew D. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 55 (2017) 2, pp. 1064-1090
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Worker effort decisions and efficient gender-specific wage-tenure profiles
Hersch, Joni - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 35 (1997) 1, pp. 193-207
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Wage divergence and unemployment : the impact of insider power and training costs
Muysken, Joan - 2000
The US labour market is characterized by a high skill wage mark-up and low unemployment, while the German labour market has a low skill wage mark-up and a high, mainly unskilled unemployment rate. This paper adds an innovative labour supply explanation to the discussion how these distinct labour...
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Implications of immigration policies for the US farm sector and workforce
Devadoss, Stephen; Luckstead, Jeff - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 49 (2011) 3, pp. 857-875
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