Similar Search Results

Rules, preferences and evolutionfrom the family angle

Cigno, Alessandro - 2021

This paper reviews the literature concerning the evolution ofcultural traits in general and preferences in particular … share of thepopulation who hold a certain trait increases or decreases. Evo-lution in the strict sense of new traits making …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012590771

Economic impact of STEM immigrant workers

Baum, Christopher F.; Lööf, Hans; Stephan, Andreas - 2018

STEM-focused industries are critical to the innovation-driven economy. As many firms are running short of STEM workers, international immigrants are increasingly recognized as a potential for high-tech job recruitment. This paper studies STEM occupations in Sweden 2011-2015 and tests hypotheses...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129939

Migration as an adjustment mechanism in the crisis? : a comparison of Europe and the United States 2006-2016

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - 2018

We estimate whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market by comparing pre- and post …-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour … measured population changes in Europe were due to migration for employment purposes - i.e. an upper-bound estimate - up to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130664

Two and a half million Syrian refugees, skill mix and capital intensity

Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre; Torun, Huzeyfe - 2018

We investigate how the rapid increase in the low-skilled labor supply induced by the inflow of 2.5 million Syrian refugees changed the tasks performed by native workers and the amount of capital used by firms in Turkey. Despite the unexpected nature of the refugee inflow, location choice of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131237

Will urban migrants formally insure their rural relatives? : family networks and rainfall index insurance in Burkina Faso

Kazianga, Harounan; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2018

We present findings from a pilot study exploring whether and how existing ties between urban migrants and rural farmers may be used to provide the latter improved access to formal insurance. Urban migrants in Ouagadougou (the capital of Burkina Faso) originating from nearby villages were...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131246

The effects of foreign aid on refugee flows

Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Langlotz, Sarah - 2018

This article is the first to systematically study whether foreign aid affects the net flows of refugees from recipient countries. Combining refugee data on 141 origin countries over the 1976-2013 period with bilateral Official Development Assistance data, we estimate the causal effects of a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131360

The effect of same-sex marriage legalization on interstate migration in the United States

Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2019

affect the migration decisions of individuals, to the extent that those states approving same-sex marriage can be considered … less discriminatory. Results show that that legal reform permanently increased the migration flow of homosexuals moving to … driving our estimates since the migration flow of homosexuals is not limited to border or close states. Supplemental analysis …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139860

Deportation, crime, and victimization

Rozo, Sandra V.; Anders, Therese; Raphael, Steven - 2020

We study whether the forced removal of undocumented immigrants from the United States increases violent crime in Mexican municipalities. Using municipal panel data on homicide rates matched with annual deportation flows from the United States to Mexico, we assess whether municipalities with...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012220796

Bitter sugar : slavery and the black family

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2020

fading in 1920 in connection with the Great Migration. OLS estimates are complemented with a matching estimator and a fuzzy … of its influence through migration and intermarriage, and black incarceration emerges as a powerful mediator. By matching …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012222157

Weathering the storm : weather shocks and international migrants from the Philippines

Pajaron, Marjorie C.; Vasquez, Glacer Niño A. - 2020

The growing literature on environmental migration presents conflicting results. While some find that natural disasters … induce international migration, others discover a dampening effect. We aim to reconcile these differences by using a … on international migration contingent on agriculture exists. Third, non-environmental factors such as economic …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012156270