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The association between immigration and labor market outcomes in the United States
Basso, Gaetano; Peri, Giovanni - 2015
In this paper we present important correlations between immigration and labor market outcomes of native workers in the US. We use data on local labor markets, states and regions from the Census and American Community Survey over the period 1970-2010. We first look at simple correlations and then...
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Immigration to the US : a problem for the republicans or the democrats?
Mayda, Anna Maria; Peri, Giovanni; Steingress, Walter - 2015
We empirically analyze the impact of immigration to the U.S. on the share of votes to the Republicans and Democrats between 1994 and 2012. Our analysis is based on variation across states and years – using data from the Current Population Survey merged with election data – and addresses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407698
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Identifying human capital externalities : theory with an application to US cities
Ciccone, Antonio; Peri, Giovanni - 2002
Identification of the strength of human capital externalities at the aggregate level is still not fully understood. The existing method may yield positive or negative externalities even if wages reflect marginal social products. We propose an approach that yields positive average human capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411270
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Revisiting economic assimilation of Mexican and Central Americans immigrants in the United States
Peri, Giovanni; Rutledge, Zachariah - 2020
Using data from the United States spanning the period between 1970 and 2017, we analyze the economic assimilation of subsequent arrival cohorts of Mexican and Central American immigrants, the more economically disadvantaged group of immigrants. We compare their wage and employment probability to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012177719
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The effect of the H-1B quota on the employment and selection of foreign-born labor
Mayda, Anna Maria; Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni; … - 2018
The H-1B program allows skilled foreign-born individuals to work in the United States. The annual quota on new H-1B issuances fell from 195,000 to 65,000 for employees of most firms in fiscal year 2004. This cap did not apply to new employees of colleges, universities, and non-profit research...
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Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction : a longitudinal analysis with data for Germany
Headey, Bruce; Schupp, Jürgen; Tucci, Ingrid; Wagner, … - 2008
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793592
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Life satisfaction and relative income : perceptions and evidence
Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009
Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003895798
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A forgotten issue : distributional effects of day care subsidies in Germany
Kreyenfeld, Michaela; Spieß, C. Katharina; Wagner, Gert G. - 2000
effectively. In Germany, as in other European countries, child care subsidies are mainly provided "in-kind". Local communities and … the distributional effects of state funded child day care in Germany using microdata of households and data on the … bedürfen. Wie in einigen anderen europäischen Staaten werden auch in Deutschland bestimmte Anbieter von …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339100
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The immigrant welfare effect : take-up or eligibility?
Castronova, Edward; Kayser, Hilke; Frick, Joachim R.; … - 1999
eligibility determinations difficult. In Germany, by contrast, eligibility for the main cash transfer program, Sozialhilfe (Social … test whether immigrants to Germany are more likely than natives to claim welfare benefits for which they are eligible. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313945