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structure on labor supply differs between natives and immigrants, we explicitly distinguish between part-time and full-time jobs …
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compositions. Today, the descendants of these immigrants live and work in their parents destination countries. This paper presents … and discusses comparative evidence on the performance of first- and second-generation immigrants in these countries in …
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In this paper, we investigate how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the economy. We distinguish between three adjustment mechanisms: through factor prices, through an expansion in the size of those production units that use the more abundant skill group more...
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This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings … and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the … home- and host country may also be related to future return plans. Thus, comparing savings and assets between immigrants …
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This paper studies parental investment in education and intergenerational earnings mobility for father-son pairs with … native and foreign born fathers. We illustrate within a simple model that for immigrants, investment in their children is …
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This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of language capital amongst immigrants, and the effect of … language deficiencies on the economic performance of second generation immigrants. Using a long panel that oversamples … immigrants, we can follow their children after they have left the parental home. Our results show a sizeable significant …
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unemployment cannot account for the stable wage structure at the bottom in the 80s. In contrast, about one third of the increase in …
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