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Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on

Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John S.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2003

We compare male and female upward labor income mobility in Germany and the United States using the GSOEP-PSID Cross …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274497

Immigrants and Unemployment in the European Community: From the Eyes of Natives

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 1999

This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the …-born workers? assessment of the number of immigrants in the local market. By doing so, the association between unemployment of … immigrants and unemployment among native-born workers. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277289

Immigrants and Unemployment in the European Community: From the Eyes of Natives

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

This paper examines whether a greater concentration of foreigners increases the likelihood of unemployment in local …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703023

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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Gender Differences in German Upward Income Mobility

Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John S.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002

We examine the upward labor income mobility of men and women in Germany using the GSOEP Cross National Equivalent File …. Women have greater overall income mobility. However, utilizing a measure of upward income mobility and calculating the … posterior probability that men?s upward income mobility is greater than women?s, we find that men have overall greater upward …

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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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Economic Strain, Ethnic Concentration and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in the European Union

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002

sampled in Eurobarometer surveys in 1988 and 1997. Europeans who compete with immigrants in the labor market have more … negative attitudes towards foreigners. In addition, an increased concentration of immigrants in local neighborhoods increases …

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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

Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on Gender Income Mobility

Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John; Yun, Myeong-Su - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

We compare male and female upward labor income mobility in Germany and the United States using the GSOEP-PSID Cross …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762291

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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