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The rationality behind immigration preferences
Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Henkens, Kène - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001884044
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A world divided : refugee centers, house prices, and household preferences
Dröes, Martijn; Koster, Hans - 2019
The number of refugees around the world has increased substantially in the last decade. To cope with refugee flows …, many countries have built refugee centers (RCs) for refugees to await the outcome of their asylum procedure. The opening of … from the Netherlands over the period 1990-2015, we examine locals' attitudes towards immigration by investigating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012122514
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Happiness and financial satisfaction in Israel : effects of religiosity , ethnicity, and war
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Romanov, Dimiṭri; … - 2010
We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for Israeli citizens of Jewish and Arab descent. Our data set is the Israeli Social Survey (2006). We are especially interested in the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011381986
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Unsuccessful subjective well-being assimilation among immigrants : the role of faltering perceptions of the host society
Hendriks, Martijn; Burger, Martijn J. - 2018
Immigrants in developed countries typically fail to assimilate in terms of subjective well-being, meaning that their happiness and life satisfaction do not substantially increase with their length of stay or across generations, and therefore their subjective well-being remains lower than that of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011924808
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Separations at the firm level
Gautier, Pieter; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Ours, Jan C. van - 1999
This paper analyzes the determinants of lay-offs, job-to-job movements and totalseparations with a unique data set that combines information on individual firmsand their workers. We are in particular interested in whether the lay-offpolicy of firms can explain the relatively high level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300551
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Social experiments and instrumental variables with duration outcomes
Abbring, Jaap H.; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2005
This paper examines the empirical analysis of treatment effects on duration outcomes from data that contain instrumental variation. We focus on social experiments in which an intention to treat is randomized and compliance may be imperfect. We distinguish between cases where the treatment starts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343269
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The workers' value of the remaining employment contract duration
Ommeren, Jos van; Hazans, Mihails - 2005
We introduce and apply a method for estimating workers' marginal willingness to pay for job attributes employing data on job search activity. Worker's willingness to pay for the remaining duration of the employment contract is derived. We provide evidence that workers attach substantial value to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346490
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Wage dynamics and promotions inside and between firms
Silva, António Dias da; Klaauw, Bas van der - 2006
We focus on the dynamic relation between wage increases, promotions and job changes. We relate our empirical analyses to the theoretical model of Gibbons and Waldman (1999). In the empirical analyses we use the Portuguese matched employer-employee data Quadros de Pessoal. We conclude from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349718
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A rising natural rate of unemployment : transitory or permanent?
Daly, Mary C.; Hobijn, Bart; Şahin, Ayşegül; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720719
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Unemployment dynamics in the OECD
Elsby, Michael W. L.; Hobijn, Bart; Sahin, Aysegül - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720720