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A collective household model of time allocation : a comparison of native Dutch and immigrant households in the Netherlands
Klaveren, Chris van (contributor);  … - 2006
Although the number of immigrant households in the Netherlands is substantial, the labor supply choices of this group …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003335454
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The dire consequences of untamed population growth in the Netherlands
Hartog, Joop - 2024
In the postwar period, when fertility dropped substantially, immigration more than made up for the drop in population … growth, and from 1950 to 2020, population increased by 73%, double the European rate, in a country with population density … already among the highest in Europe. Yet, there never has been a serious population policy, and in fact, central spatial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529843
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Immigrant-native differences in welfare participation : the role of entry and exit rates
Hansen, Jörgen (contributor); Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor) - 2006
This paper analyzes differences in welfare transitions between natives and immigrants in Sweden using a large representative panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1991 to 2001. The data contains administrative information on welfare use, country of birth, and time of arrival in Sweden among other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359294
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Do immigrants displace native workers? : evidence from matched panel data
Martins, Pedro S.; Piracha, Matloob; Varejão, José M. - 2012
Using matched employer-employee data, we analyse the impact of immigrants on natives' employment in Portugal. Using different model specifications, we show that the natives and immigrants are 'complements' at most occupation levels, in the sense that they are jointly hired and fired. Controlling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009548635
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Migration, crisis and adjustment in an enlarged E(M)U : the Spanish perspective
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Farré, Lídia - 2014
enlarged-EU migrants on the native population, the paper concludes with a discussion on lessons learned. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010341331
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Immigration, search, and redistribution : a quantitative assessment of native welfare
Battisti, Michele; Felbermayr, Gabriel; Peri, Giovanni; … - 2014
We study the effects of immigration on native welfare in a general equilibrium model featuring two skill types, search frictions, wage bargaining, and a redistributive welfare state. Our quantitative analysis suggests that, in all 20 countries studied, immigration attenuates the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418917
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South-South migration and the labor market : evidence from South Africa
Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria; Mendola, Mariapia - 2013
Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007 we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. The paper contributes to a small but growing literature on the impact of South-South migration by looking at one of the most attractive destinations for migrant workers in Sub-Saharan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009739560
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The impact of immigration on the labour market outcomes of native-born Canadians
Tu, Jiong - 2010
Although immigration has become a major growth factor for Canadian labour force, there is little economic research on the effect of immigration on native-born Canadians' labour market performance. This paper examines the relationship between changes in the share of immigrants by sub-labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810718
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Generating legitimacy for labor market and welfare state reforms : the role of policy advice in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor); Wintermann, Ole (contributor) - 2005
structured and to what it extent it could influence actual policy-making in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden over the last …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285403
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Job-worker mismatch and cognitive decline
Grip, Andries de; Bosma, Hans; Willems, Dick; Boxtel, … - 2007
We have used longitudinal test data on various aspects of people's cognitive abilities to analyze whether overeducated workers are more vulnerable to a decline in their cognitive abilities, and undereducated workers are less vulnerable. We found that a job-worker mismatch induces a cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597576