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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410657
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Competing for influence in networks through strategic targeting
Comola, Margherita; Rusinowska, Agnieszka; Villeval, … - 2024
We experimentally investigate how players with opposing views compete for influence through strategic targeting in networks. We varied the network structure, the relative influence of the opponent, and the heterogeneity of the nodes' initial opinions. Although most players adopted a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015069374
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Common ownership of competing firms: evidence from Australia
Leigh, Andrew; Triggs, Adam - 2021
limitations of the available data, and the potential implications of common ownership for competition in Australia. …We provide the first estimates of the extent of common ownership of competing firms in Australia. Combining data on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012513226
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Inequality and market concentration : new evidence from Australia
Hotchin, Lachlan; Leigh, Andrew - 2024
of market concentration in the industries where Australia's wealthiest made their fortunes. Compared with the economy at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014484556
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How partisan is the press? : multiple measures of media slant
Gans, Joshua; Leigh, Andrew - 2011
. It is possible that this is due to the lack of competition in the Australian media market. To the extent that we can … slant ; media bias ; competition ; economics of elections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522516
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When banana import restrictions lead to exports : a tale of cyclones and quarantine policies
Chia Chiun Ko; Frijters, Paul - 2014
This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions … events, we identify the elasticity of demand for bananas in Australia to be around -0.5. We indeed find limited evidence for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250023
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Geographic proximity, trade and international conflict/cooperation
Robst, John (contributor); Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor) - 2006
This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003283434
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Racial harassment, ethnic concentration and economic conditions
Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca; Preston, Ian - 2010
In this paper, we analyse the association between spatial concentration of ethnic minorities, and racial harassment. Ethnic concentration relates to racial harassment through at least three channels: hostility in attitudes of majority individuals that find expression in harassment behaviour, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003958857
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A simple theory of industry location and residence choice
Borck, Rainald (contributor); Pflüger, Michael (contributor) - 2007
This paper provides a simple theory of geographical mobility which simultaneously explains people’s choice of residences in space and the location of industry. Residences are chosen on the basis of the utility which mobile households obtain across locations. The spatial pattern of industry is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003608325
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Determinants of employer-provided further training : a multi-level approach
Bellmann, Lutz; Hohendanner, Christian; Hujer, Reinhard - 2010
We analyse the influence of regional determinants on the decision of employers to provide within-firm further training. We estimate the effects of the regional population density, the unemployment rate and the regional concentration of an industry against the background of several determinants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009153569