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A 'Glass-Ceiling' Effect for Immigrants in the Italian Labour Market?

Dell'Aringa, Carlo - 2012

This paper investigates earnings differentials between immigrants and natives. We focus on returns and on the (imperfect) international transferability of human capital. Data are drawn from the 2009 Italian Labour Force Survey (LFS). We show that returns to human capital are considerably lower...

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Are Foreign Migrants More Assimilated than Native Ones?

Faini, Riccardo - 2009

Italy, a country with large internal and international migration. This comparison, not yet exploited, yields understanding … the returns prevails, so that the foreign workers with lower wages are the most likely to stay in Italy. Also an "ethnic …

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Elementary Facts About Immigration in Italy : What Do We Know About Immigration and its Impact?

Mariani, Rama Dasi - 2020

In the recent past, in Italy, immigration has been at the centre of academic and policy debates. Nonetheless, the still … the phenomenon. In order to guide effective policy intervention, we offer an exhaustive view of immigration in Italy. We … studies. Our conclusions tell that evidence available for Italy does not match the policy relevance of an issue that has been …

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Empirical Modeling of Deprivation Contagion among Social Exclusion Dimensions (Using MCMC Methods)

Poggi, Ambra - 2007

Economic theory and empirical evidence clearly show that social exclusion dimensions are inter-related. Notwithstanding that, dimensions are usually assumed independent from one another in the economics literature. In this paper we explore the inter-dependency of social exclusion dimensions and...

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The Part-Time Wage Penalty in European Countries : How Large is it for Men?

O'Dorchai, Sile - 2007

penalty for male workers in six European countries (i.e., Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK). Findings show … 28 percent in Denmark and Italy, to 67 percent in the UK and to 149 percent in Ireland. Human capital differences explain … remains unexplained by differences in observed characteristics (except in Italy). Overall, results suggest that policy …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools : Evidence from Pirls

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Revealing Stereotypes : Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

Alesina, Alberto F. - 2018

If individuals become aware of their stereotypes, do they change their behavior? We study this question in the context of teachers' bias in grading immigrants and native children in middle schools. Teachers give lower grades to immigrant students compared to natives who have the same performance...

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The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households : Evidence from Italy

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2018

Using rich Italian data for the period 2006-2014, we document sizeable gaps between native and immigrant households with respect to wealth holdings and financial decisions. Immigrant household heads hold less net wealth than native, but only above the median of the wealth distribution, with...

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New Approaches to the Study of Long-Term Non-Employment Duration in Italy, Germany and Spain

Contini, Bruno - 2017

This study proposes a new approach to the analysis of non-employment and its duration in Germany, Italy and Spain using …

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Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces

Brunello, Giorgio - 2017

While there is a vast literature considering the labour market effects of immigration, less has been done to investigate how immigration affects the educational choices of young natives. Using Italian provincial data and an instrumental variables strategy, we show that the recent increase in the...

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