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The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members : Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program
Gibson, John - 2009
these selectivity issues using the randomization provided by an immigration ballot under the Pacific Access Category (PAC …) of New Zealand's immigration policy. We survey applicants to the 2002-05 PAC ballots in Tonga and compare outcomes for … ballots. The immigration laws determine which household members can accompany the principal migrant, providing an instrument …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013156401
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The importance of heterogeneity when examining immigrant education-occupation mismatch: Evidence from New Zealand
Poot, Jacques; Stillman, Steven - 2010
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismatch can affect the economic integration of immigrants and the returns to education and experience. The extent of this problem has been measured in recent years by means of micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274604
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The impacts of international migration on remaining household members: omnibus results from a migration lottery program
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David; Stillman, Steven - 2009
these selectivity issues using the randomization provided by an immigration ballot under the Pacific Access Category (PAC …) of New Zealand's immigration policy. We survey applicants to the 2002-05 PAC ballots in Tonga and compare outcomes for … ballots. The immigration laws determine which household members can accompany the principal migrant, providing an instrument …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271333
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The Importance of Heterogeneity When Examining Immigrant Education-Occupation Mismatch: Evidence from New Zealand
Poot, Jacques; Stillman, Steven - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismatch can affect the economic integration of immigrants and the returns to education and experience. The extent of this problem has been measured in recent years by means of micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678681
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The Importance of Heterogeneity When Examining Immigrant Education-Occupation Mismatch : Evidence from New Zealand
Poot, Jacques - 2010
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismatch can affect the economic integration of immigrants and the returns to education and experience. The extent of this problem has been measured in recent years by means of micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137556
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The Pot Rush: Is Legalized Marijuana a Positive Local Amenity?
Zambiasi, Diego; Stillman, Steven - 2018
This paper examines the amenity value of legalized marijuana by analyzing the impact of marijuana legalization on migration to Colorado. Colorado is the pioneering state in this area having legalized medical marijuana in 2000 and recreational marijuana in 2012. We test whether potential migrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873396
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You Drink, You Drive, You Die? The Dynamics of Youth Risk Taking in Response to a Change in the Legal Drinking Age
Boes, Stefan; Stillman, Steven - 2017
This paper exploits the reduction in the legal drinking age in New Zealand from 20 to 18 to study the dynamics of youth risk taking. Using administrative data on the universe of road accidents over a fifteen year period spanning the law change, we undertake three complimentary analyses to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653271
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Does Changing the Legal Drinking Age Influence Youth Behaviour?
Boes, Stefan; Stillman, Steven - 2013
This paper examines the impact of a reduction in the legal drinking age in New Zealand from 20 to 18 on alcohol use, and alcohol-related hospitalisations and vehicular accidents among teenagers. We use both a difference-in-differences approach and a regression discontinuity design (RDD) to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319516
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Does Changing the Legal Drinking Age Influence Youth Behaviour?
Boes, Stefan; Stillman, Steven - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the impact of a reduction in the legal drinking age in New Zealand from 20 to 18 on alcohol use, and alcohol-related hospitalisations and vehicular accidents among teenagers. We use both a difference-in-differences approach and a regression discontinuity design (RDD) to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685370
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Does Changing the Legal Drinking Age Influence Youth Behaviour?
Boes, Stefan - 2013
This paper examines the impact of a reduction in the legal drinking age in New Zealand from 20 to 18 on alcohol use, and alcohol-related hospitalisations and vehicular accidents among teenagers. We use both a difference-in-differences approach and a regression discontinuity design (RDD) to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077324