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Scared straight? : threat and assimilation of refugees in Germany
Jaschke, Philipp; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … data on cultural preferences and economic outcomes of refugees with corresponding information on locals, and construct a … threat index that integrates contemporaneous and historical variables. On average, refugees assimilate both culturally and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801401
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Are refugees different from economic immigrants? : Some empirical evidence on the heterogeneity of immigrant groups in the United States
Cortes, Kalena E. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001953338
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Adopting mobile money : evidence from an experiment in rural Africa
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2020
Who uses mobile money? What is mobile money used for? This paper describes the mobile money adoption patterns following the experimental introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural areas of Southern Mozambique. We use a combination of administrative and household survey data to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012164537
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Improving the integration of refugees : an early evaluation of a Swedish reform
Joona, Pernilla Andersson; Lanninger, Alma W.; … - 2015
facilitating and speeding up the integration of refugees and their family into the labor market and the society. From December 1 …, 2010 the reform transferred the responsibility for the integration of newly-arrived refugees from the municipalities to the … was motived by concern over the low employment level and slow integration of refugees. Our approach is to compare the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011387160
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The impact of natives' attitudes towards immigrants on their integration in the host country
Schilling, Pia; Stillman, Steven - 2021
-wing voting on refugees' integration. We find that in municipalities with more voting for the right-wing AfD, refugees have worse … economic and social integration. These impacts are largest for groups targeted by AfD campaigns and refugees are also more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012623834
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School integration of refugee children: evidence from the largest refugee group in any country
Kirdar, Murat G.; Koç, İsmet; Dayıoğlu, Meltem - 2021
the gap persists for both genders. However, once we restrict the sample to refugees who arrive in Turkey at or before age …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012620009
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Skill downgrading among refugees and economic immigrants in Germany : evidence from the Syrian refugee crisis
Nikolov, Plamen; Salarpour Goodarzi, Leila; Titus, David - 2022
examines the determinants of skill downgrading among two types of immigrants - refugees and economic immigrants - in the German … labor markets between 1984 and 2018. We find that refugees downgrade more than economic immigrants, and this discrepancy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285855
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Managing refugee protection crises: policy lessons from economics and political science
Hangartner, Dominik; Sarvimäki, Matti; Spirig, Judith - 2021
We review and interpret research on the economic and political effects of receiving asylum seekers and refugees in … of the paper, we examine the consequences of receiving asylum seekers and refugees and identify two main findings. First …, the reception of refugees is unlikely to generate large direct economic effects. Both labor market and fiscal consequences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697314
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Mobile applications aiming to facilitate immigrants' societal integration and overall level of integration, health and mental health: does artificial intelligence enhance outcomes?
Drydakis, Nick - 2020
Using panel data on immigrant populations from European, Asian and African countries the study estimates positive associations between the number of mobile applications in use aiming to facilitate immigrants' societal integration (m-Integration) and increased level of integration (Ethnosizer),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012372890
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An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries
Edo, Anthony; Ragot, Lionel; Rapoport, Hillel; … - 2020
The share of the foreign-born in OECD countries is increasing, and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of immigration in those nations. Four broad topics are addressed: labor market issues, fiscal questions, the political economy of immigration, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295298