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Effect of Immigration on Depression Among Older Natives in Western Europe

Escarce, Jose - 2019

To our knowledge, no study has examined the effect of immigration on the health of older natives. We use the Study of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to investigate whether immigration affects depression among natives 65-80 years old. Immigration may increase the supply and lower...

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The Effect of Language Training on Immigrants' Economic Integration : Empirical Evidence from France

Lochmann, Alexia - 2018

We examine the impact of language training on the economic integration of immigrants in France. The assignment to this … training, through the method of Regression Discontinuity Design. We find that the number of assigned hours of training …

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Can Public Housing Decrease Segregation? Lessons and Challenges from Non-European Immigration in France

Verdugo, Gregory - 2018

Recent decades have seen a rapid increase in the share of non-European immigrants in public housing in Europe, which has led to concern regarding the rise of "ghettos" in large cities. Using French census data over three decades, we examine how this increase in public housing participation has...

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Homeownership of Immigrants in France : Selection Effects Related to International Migration Flows

Gobillon, Laurent - 2015

We investigate the difference in homeownership rates between natives and first-generation immigrants in France, and how …

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Educational Attainment and Labor Market Performance : An Analysis of Immigrants in France

Akgüc, Mehtap - 2015

Using a recent survey of immigrants to France, we provide a detailed analysis of the educational attainment and labor … market performance of various sub-population groups in France. Our results indicate that immigrants to France are less …

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How Do Native and Migrant Workers Contribute to Innovation? A Study on France, Germany and the UK

Fassio, Claudio - 2015

This paper uses the French and the UK Labour Force Surveys and the German Microcensus to estimate the effects of different components of the labour force on innovation at the sectoral level between 1994 and 2005. The authors focus, in particular, on the contribution of migrant workers. We adopt...

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Immigration, Human Capital Formation and Endogenous Economic Growth

Ehrlich, Isaac - 2016

Census data from international sources covering 77% of the world's migrant population indicate that the skill composition of migrants in major destination countries, including the US, has been rising over the last four decades. Moreover, the population share of skilled migrants has been...

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Intermarriage, Language, and Economic Assimilation Process : A Case Study of France

Meng, Xin - 2007

assimilation in France. We find that among all immigrants those who are intermarried earn around 17 percent more than those who are …

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The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK

Algan, Yann - 2009

also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK …

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Forty Years of Immigrant Segregation in France, 1968-2007 : How Different is the New Immigration?

Pan Ké Shon, Jean-Louis - 2014

Analysing restricted access census data, this paper examines the long-term trends of immigrant segregation in France … from 1968 to 2007. Similar to other European countries, France experienced a rise in the proportion of immigrants in its … immigrants. Contradicting frequent assertions, neither mono-ethnic census tract nor ghettoes exist in France. By contrast, many …

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