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Survival analysis of very low birth weight infant mortality in Taiwan
Chang, Chia-Lin; Chen, Wei-Chen; McAleer, Michael - 2014
This paper examines the determinants of very low birth weight infant (or neonatal) mortality using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research database from 1997 to 2009. After infants are discharged from hospital, it is not possible to track their mortality, so the Cox proportional hazard...
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Employment assimilation of immigrants in the Netherlands
Zorlu, Aslan; Hartog, Joop - 2008
Using two Dutch labour force surveys, employment assimilation of immigrants is examined. We observe marked differences between immigrants by source country. Non-western immigrants never reach parity with native Dutch. Even second generation immigrants never fully catch up. Caribbean immigrants,...
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The effect of immigration on native earnings
Zorlu, Aslan; Hartog, Joop - 2000
This study investigates the extent of labour market competition among nativeDutch workers and ethnicminorities, using national survey of the SEO and the Population statistics ofthe CBS. Firstly, the directeffect of immigrants on local labour markets is considered. It is shown thatethnic...
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The rationality behind immigration preferences
Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Henkens, Kène - 2003
What drives stated preferences about the number of foreigners? Is it self-interest as stressed by the political economy of immigration? Does social interaction affect this preference or is the immigration preference completely in line with the preference for the aggregate population size? In...
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Migration and immigrants : the case of the Netherlands
Zorlu, Aslan; Hartog, Joop - 2001
This paper surveys migration to and from the Netherlands since thesixteenth century with an emphasis on the post-war period. Existingstudies on the labour market performance of immigrants and ethnicminorities are considered and some new results from our recentresearch are presented.
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Language proficiency of migrants : the relation with job satisfaction and skill matching
Bloemen, Hans G. - 2014 - This version November 2014
We empirically analyze the language proficiency of migrants in the Netherlands. Traditionally, the emphasis in studying language proficiency and economic outcomes has been on the relation between earnings and indicators for language proficiency, motivated by the human capital theory. Here we...
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Voting from abroad : assessing the impact of local turnout on migrants' voting behavior
Dev, Divya; Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén; Toppeta, Alessandro - 2021
Over 150 countries allow expatriate citizens to vote in their country of origin. Yet, little is known about their voting behavior and how this is affected by host countries. Using unique micro-data on Chilean expatriates living in Europe, we study how the host country's turnout affects...
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Living apart together : the economic value of ethnic diversity in cities
Bakens, Jessie; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Groot, Henri … - 2018
creation of immigrant-induced consumer amenities like those associated with ethnic restaurants in terms of both quantity as … yet consume together. We derive a simple intra-city residential location model in which distance to immigrant amenities … and the immigrant population in neighborhoods contribute to the explanation of differences in house prices. We use unique …
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Economic impacts of cultural diversity in the Netherlands : productivity, utility, and sorting
Bakens, Jessie; Mulder, Peter; Nijkamp, Peter - 2012
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Firm consolidation and labor market outcomes
Dobbelaere, Sabien; McCormack, Grace; Prinz, Daniel; … - 2022
Using rich administrative data from the Netherlands, we study the consequences of firm consolidation for workers. For workers at acquired firms, takeovers are associated with a 8.5% drop in employment at the consolidated firm and a 2.6% drop in total labor income. These effects are persistent...
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