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Ethnic diversity and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Constant, Amelie; Giulietti, Corrado; … - 2016
This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by the immigrants' countries of origin, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany for the period 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German citizens. To...
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Return intentions of university-educated Turkish expatriates
Güngör, Nil Demet (contributor);  … - 2005
The study presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad, where the targeted group comprises individuals working at a full time job abroad and possessing a tertiary-level degree. The data are obtained from an internet survey of Turkish professionals...
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Heterogeneous immigrants and foreign direct investment : the role of language skills
Lücke, Matthias; Heidland, Tobias - 2015
We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD … immigrants on bilateral FDI – provided that residents of the two countries have few language skills in common. We find a similar … effect for immigrants from third countries that speak the language(s) of the FDI host country, making them potential …
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Preference signaling and worker-firm matching: evidence from interview auctions
Laschever, Ron A.; Weinstein, Russell - 2021
overlooked applicants. Candidates who are less likely to be invited for an interview (e.g., non-U.S. citizens) are hired after … having the opportunity to interview through the auction. Among hires, these candidates are more represented among auction …
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The Americanization of European higher education and research
Borghans, Lex; Cörvers, Frank - 2009
transformation is most clearly revealed in the change of language used in research from the national language, Latin, German and … French to English. Smaller language areas made this transformation earlier while there are also clear timing differences …
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Quotas and quality : the effect of H-1B visa restrictions on the pool of prospective undergraduate students from abroad
Kato, Takao; Sparber, Chad - 2010
In deliberating whether to pursue an undergraduate education in the US, a foreign student takes into consideration the expected probability of securing US employment after graduation. The H-1B visa provides a primary means of legal employment for college-educated foreign-nationals. In October...
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Pulls of international student mobility
Kahanec, Martin; Králiková, Renáta - 2011
the quality of higher education institutions and the availability of programs taught in the English language can act as an …
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African leaders : their education abroad and FDI flows
Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N. - 2010
Leaders are critical to a country's success. They can influence domestic policy via specific measures that they enforce, and they can also influence international public opinion towards their country. Foreign Direct Investments are also essential for a country's economic growth. Our hypothesis...
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Do study abroad programs enhance the employability of graduates?
Di Pietro, Giorgio - 2013
Despite the great popularity of international educational mobility schemes, relatively little research has been conducted to explore their benefits. Using data on a large sample of recent Italian graduates, this paper investigates the extent to which participation in study abroad programs during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201331
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The two-step Australian immigration policy and its impact on immigrant employment outcomes
Gregory, Robert G. - 2014
Three decades ago most immigrants to Australia with work entitlements came as permanent settlers. Today the annual allocation of temporary visas, with work entitlements, outnumbers permanent settler visas by a ratio of three to one. The new environment, with so many temporary visa holders, has...
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