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Divorce among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S.

Houseworth, Christina A.; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2019

This paper analyzes the status of being currently divorced among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S., among themselves and in comparison to the native born of the same ancestries. The data are for males and females age 18 to 55, who married only once, in the 2010-2014 American Community...

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The well-being costs of immigration in Europe

O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2025

internal, from east to west Europe. Although both the destination and origin countries could be affected, we find no effects on …

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The cliometrics of international migration : a survey

Hatton, Timothy J. - 2010

migrations. Here I focus on the period 1850 to 1940 and chiefly on migration from Europe to the New World. The survey is …

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Crossing the border : self-selection, earnings and individual migration decisions

Bertoli, Simone; Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; … - 2010

Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all...

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Immigration policies and the ecuadorian exodus

Bertoli, Simone; Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; … - 2010

Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe economic and financial crisis. This paper gathers individual-level data from Ecuador and the two main destinations of Ecuadorian migrants: the US and Spain. First, we provide a...

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Sailing through history : the legacy of medieval sea trade on migrant perception and extreme right voting

Bottasso, Anna; Cerruti, Gianluca; Conti, Maurizio; … - 2024

In this study we evaluate the role that Mediterranean Medieval trade with Africa and the Middle-East still plays today in Italian politics by shaping the attitudes towards migrants of individuals that live close to Medieval ports. Trade connections between Medieval ports and Muslim Africa and...

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Escaping from hunger before WW1 : nutrition and living standards in Western Europe and USA in the late nineteenth century

Gazeley, Ian; Holmes, Rose; Newell, Andrew; Reynolds, Kevin - 2017

We estimate calories available to workers' households in the USA, Belgium, Britain, France and Germany in 1890/1. We … estimate that households in the USA, on average, had about five hundred daily calories per equivalent adult more than their … French and German counterparts, with Belgian and British workers closer to the USA levels. We ask if that energy bonus gave …

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Time on the crossing : emigrant voyages across the Atlantic, 1853 to 1913

Hatton, Timothy J. - 2023

From 1860 to 1913 the six colonies that became states of Australia strove to attract migrants from the UK with a variety of assisted passages. The colonies/states shared a common culture and sought migrants from a common source, the UK, but set policy independently of each other. This experience...

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The European crisis and migration to Germany : expectations and the diversion of migration flows

Bertoli, Simone; Brücker, Herbert; Fernández-Huertas … - 2013

The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: (i) the …

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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2005

. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could …

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