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analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for … provinces of origin. We find no systemic differences by province of origin in the hourly wages of male and female migrants …. However, in a few specific cases, we find that migrants from a particular province earn significantly less than those from …
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and the percentage of migrants employed at a workplace. We find wages are lower in workplaces employing a higher … percentage of migrants, but only when those migrants are non-EEA migrants. However, the effects are no longer apparent when we …
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integration among migrants, one of the most disadvantaged groups in developing countries. …
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influence on individual health in this context. We consider differences in workload and related health status for migrants and … problems among migrants. Working at the capacity limit has a particularly strong effect on emotional exhaustion, which is … requirements than migrants, both physically and mentally. However, as job-related factors show similar effects on the health status …
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former migrants in Sweden. Do they have work and if so what kind of work? In which parts of Sweden do they live? In this …
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employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … wage has weakened the position of migrants in the low-wage sector compared to their native counterparts. We observe an … among migrants. The introduction of the minimum wage caused a temporary convergence in hourly wages between migrants and …
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We examine how migrant workers impact firm performance using administrative data from the United States. Exploiting an unexpected change in firms' likelihood of securing low-wage workers through the H-2B visa program, we find limited crowd-out of other forms of employment and no impact on...
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The consumption of cultural goods can play a crucial role in the social and economic integration of immigrants into their destination country. In this paper, we investigate the effect of the cultural national program, IoStudio, designed to enhance the consumption of cultural goods among upper...
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workers, the relationship with education is V-shaped, and EU and Extra EU migrants are, respectively, 12 and 15 percent more …
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This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...
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