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Qualifications, discrimination, or assimilation? : an extended framework for analysing immigrant wage gaps

Nielsen, Helena Skyt; Rosholm, Michael; Smith, Nina; … - 2001

could find employment and thus accumulate work experience. …

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How do sex ratios affect marriage and labor markets? : Evidence from America's second generation

Angrist, Joshua D. - 2001

Sex ratios, i.e., relative numbers of men and women, can affect marriage prospects, labor force participation, and other social and economic variables. But the observed association between sex ratios and social and economic conditions may be confounded by omitted variables and reverse causality....

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Sibling rivalry in educational attainment : the German case

Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000

Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...

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Gender and racial discrimination in pay and promotion for NHS nurses

Pudney, Stephen E.; Shields, Michael - 1999

simultaneous model is then developed which has important consequences for estimates of the influence of gender, ethnicity, training …For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the … and career interruptions. We find evidence of significant differences in speed of promotion between gender and ethnic …

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Immigration policy, assimilation of immigrants and natives' sentiments towards immigrants : evidence from 12 OECD-countries

Bauer, Thomas K.; Lofstrom, Magnus; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2000

As in the U.S. and Canada, migration is a controversial issue in Europe. This paper explores the possibility that immigration policy may affect the labor market assimilation of immigrants and hence natives' sentiments towards immigrants. It first reviews the assimilation literature in economics...

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Immigration : the New Zealand experience

Winkelmann, Rainer - 1999

A history of the New Zealand immigration experience and policy is reviewed in this paper. Data from the 1981 and 1996 New Zealand Censuses are used to illustrate changes in the characteristics of immigrants, as well as labor outcomes. The decline in the income of recent immigrants over the...

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Cohort effects in the educational attainment of second generation immigrants in Germany : an analysis of census data

Riphahn, Regina T. - 2001

Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in industrialized countries we know little about their social integration and wellbeing. This study focuses on the educational attainment of German born children of immigrants. Their schooling success still lags...

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Intergenerational progress of Mexican-origin workers in the U.S. labor market

Trejo, Stephen J. - 2001

Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...

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Employment effects of dispersal policies on refugee immigrants

Damm, Anna Piil (contributor); Rosholm, Michael (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Self-employment and earnings among high-skilled immigrants in the United States

Lofstrom, Magnus - 2000

, national origin and ethnicity, are estimated. Evidence of positive enclave effects on selfemployment probabilities is found …. Predicted earnings of self-employed immigrants are higher throughout most of their work life relative to wage/salary immigrants …

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