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Collischon, Matthias; Hiesinger, Karolin; Pohlan, Laura - 2023

This paper analyzes the individual-level effects of disability onset on labor market outcomes using novel administrative data from Germany. Combining propensity score matching techniques with an event-study design, we find lasting negative impacts on employment and wages. One important mechanism...

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Immigrants' language skills and visa category

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

for Australia. It focuses on both visa category and variables derived from an economic model of the determinants of …

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Immigrants' language skills : the Australien experience in a longitudinal survey

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

Australia, is used to test the model. This survey had three waves, at about 6 months, 18 months and 3 1/2 years after …

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Parents and children talk : the family dynamics of English language proficiency

Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor); Lee, Yew Liang (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly incorporating dynamics among family members -- mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate) probit analyses are employed. Immigrant...

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Schooling, literacy, numeracy and labor market success

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

This paper uses data from the 1996 Australian Survey of Aspects of Literacy to examine the effects on labour market outcomes of literacy, numeracy and educational attainment. The survey includes a range of literacy and numeracy variables that are highly inter-correlated. A "general to specific"...

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Longitudinal analysis of immigrant occupational mobility : a test of the immigrant assimilation hypothesis

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

tests the hypotheses using data on adult males from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia. The theoretical … includes data on pre-immigration occupation, the "first" occupation in Australia (at 6 months) and the occupation after about 3 ….5 years in Australia. The hypotheses are supported by the empirical analysis. …

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Family matters : the role of the family in immigrants' destination language acquisition

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

This paper is concerned with the relationship among family members in the determinants of destination language proficiency among immigrants. A model of immigrant language proficiency is augmented to include dynamics among family members. It is tested using data on a sample of recent immigrants....

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The determinants of the geographic concentration among immigrants : application to Australia

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

concentrated. Testing the model for Australia shows that the extent of geographic concentration of immigrant groups is negatively … related to age at migration, duration of residence in Australia and the proportion of the birthplace group that is fluent in … the country of origin and the place of residence in Australia. …

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