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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program

Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...

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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002

Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...

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Even Education and Experience Has Its Limits: Closing the Wage Gap

Epstein, Gil S.; Gafni, Dalit; Siniver, Erez - 2014

Economic outcomes are compared for university graduates in Israel belonging to four different ethnic groups. A unique dataset is used that includes all individuals who graduated with a first degree from universities and colleges in Israel between the years 1995 and 2008 and which tracks them for...

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Even Education and Experience Has Its Limits: Closing the Wage Gap

Epstein, Gil S.; Gafni, Dalit; Siniver, Erez - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106171

Ethnic Networks and International Trade

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004

assimilation activities and instead invest in anti-assimilation activities in order to preserve immigrants? preferences for home …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261988

What are Migration Networks?

Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000

Migration networks are usually captured by the number of people from the migrant?s country in the host region. Using Mexican migration data, we analyze the effects of the usual network variable and two additional origin-village-specific variables on migrants? location choice.

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The Formation of Networks in the Diaspora

Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler (Cohen), Odelia - 2016

In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those … immigrants and the locals in different countries. We present the model by considering different possible interactions between … immigrants and the new society in their host country. Spread of migrants from the same origin in the diaspora may well increase …

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Age at Immigration and High School Dropouts

Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Epstein, Gil S. - 2014

dropout rate and age of arrival of the immigrants. Using repeated cross sectional data from the Israeli Labor Force Surveys of …

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Age at Immigration and High School Dropouts

Cohen Goldner, Sarit; Epstein, Gil S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

dropout rate and age of arrival of the immigrants. Using repeated cross sectional data from the Israeli Labor Force Surveys of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105627

Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566523