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The Impact of Immigration and Integration Policies On Immigrant-Native Labor Market Hierarchies

Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin; Mýtna Kureková, Lucia - 2022

Across European Union (EU) labor markets, immigrant and native populations exhibit disparate labor market outcomes, signifying widespread labor market hierarchies. While significant resources have been invested in migration and integration policies, it remains unclear whether these contribute to...

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Moving Policies Toward Racial and Ethnic Equality: The Case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Jales, Hugo B.; Liu, Judith; … - 2023

We analyze the role played by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in alleviating or exacerbating inequality across racial and ethnic groups in food expenditures and in the resources needed to meet basic food needs (the "food resource gap"). To do this, we propose a simple...

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Wage Differences Between Immigrants and Natives in Austria: The Role of Literacy Skills

Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika; Gnan, Phillipp - 2017

This paper analyzes wage differences between natives and immigrants in Austria. First, we show that for both groups, literacy skills are an important determinant of the hourly wage. In the second step, we show that differences in proficiency with respect to literacy can explain more than three...

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Transitioning towards more equality? Wealth gender differences and the changing role of explanatory factors over time

Sierminska, Eva; Piazzalunga, Daniela; Grabka, Markus M. - 2018

Germany over the period 2002-2012. In particular, we analyze the role of changes in labor supply, permanent income, portfolio … analyses, a diminishing role of permanent income is observed, due both to a reduction in the gender difference in permanent … income and in gender differences in its returns. Overall, the evidence points to more equal wealth accumulation both in terms …

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