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Ethnic Networks and International Trade
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004
There is a well-established high quality literature on the role of networks, particularly ethnic networks, in international trade. Ethnic networks are a way of overcoming informal barriers (information costs, risk and uncertainty) to trade by building trust and substituting for the difficulty of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261988
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Do migrants lower workplace wages?
White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - 2017
Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we identify the partial correlation between workplace wages and the percentage of migrants employed at a workplace. We find wages are lower in workplaces employing a higher percentage of migrants, but only when those migrants are non-EEA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612948
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International migration, ethnicity and economic inequality
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008
position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic situation of the sending countries through remittances and rise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268747
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Ethnicity and the immigration of highly skilled workers to the United States
Jasso, Guillermina - 2009
proportions in EB-2 and EB-3 sent remittances than in the cohort overall. (6) A little measure of assimilation - using dollars to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269358
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Migration and Culture
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding … how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the … migration as an economic phenomenon; but what about them matters? Properly, we should be looking at the determinants of identity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810057
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A political economy of the immigrant assimilation: Internal dynamics
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Within immigrant society different groups wish to help the migrants in different ways - immigrant societies are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. We examine the situation where there exists a foundation that has resources and that wishes to help the migrants. To do so they need migrant groups...
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Pitfalls of immigrant inclusion into the European welfare state
Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myunghee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011
This paper's main purpose is to gauge immigrants' demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. The data from an online primary survey of experts from organizations working on immigrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282416
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A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales
Feng, Zhiqiang; van Ham, Maarten; Boyle, Paul; Raab, … - 2012
neighbourhoods. Our study addresses this research gap and examines the tendencies of migration among mixed ethnic unions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282517
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Mapping experiences and research about unaccompanied refugee minors in Sweden and other countries
Çelikaksoy, Aycan; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2016
Many unaccompanied children have applied for asylum during the last few years, especially in 2015. These children face special challenges and risk being exploited due to their age and legal status. In this paper we survey research and otherwise documented experiences regarding this group of...
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Unaccompanied minors and separated refugee children in Sweden : an outlook on demography, education and employment
Çelikaksoy, Aycan; Wadensjö, Eskil - 2015
The number of unaccompanied minors has increased over the past ten years in Sweden, the European country that receives the most children from this group. Some of them emigrate after a period of time in Sweden, but the vast majority stay. Most of the arriving children are teenage boys who have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503282