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Diversity and Public Goods : A Natural Experiment with Exogenous Residential Allocation
Algan, Yann - 2011
identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of public housing allocations in France, and thereby eliminates the bias from …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155002
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Ethnic Unemployment Rates and Frictional Markets
Gobillon, Laurent - 2013
The unemployment rate in France is roughly 6 percentage points higher for African immigrants than for natives. In the … rate gap in both France and the US, amounting to 17% to 25% of the relative gap in France and about 10% in the US. Among … these factors, differences in commuting distance plays the most important role. In France, though, longer commuting …
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Analyzing the Anticipation of Treatments Using Data on Notification Dates
Crepon, Bruno - 2010
treatment on the outcome are identified. We estimate the model on an administrative data set of unemployed workers in France … anticipation" assumption and rules out a "threat effect" of training programs in France …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136717
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Return Migration of Foreign Students
Bijwaard, Govert E. - 2013
Using unique administrative micro panel data, this paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis of the return of recent foreign students in The Netherlands. The life course experiences of these students in the host, both on the labour market and in marriage formation, impact their decision...
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The Effect of the H-1B Quota on the Employment and Selection of Foreign-Born Labor
Mayda, Anna Maria - 2018
The H-1B program allows skilled foreign-born individuals to work in the United States. The annual quota on new H-1B issuances fell from 195,000 to 65,000 for employees of most firms in fiscal year 2004. This cap did not apply to new employees of colleges, universities, and non-profit research...
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Substitution between Groups of Highly-Educated, Foreign-Born, H-1b Workers
Sparber, Chad - 2019
Highly-educated foreign-born workers can secure legal US employment through the H-1B program. The annual cap on H-1B issuances varies across individuals' US educational experience, H-1B work history, and employer type. Caps are met quickly in most but not all years. This paper exploits these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894546
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Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance
Figlio, David N. - 2016
We use remarkable population-level administrative education and birth records from Florida to study the role of Long-Term Orientation on the educational attainment of immigrant students living in the US. Controlling for the quality of schools and individual characteristics, students from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984842
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Spillover Effects of Studying with Immigrant Students : A Quantile Regression Approach
Ohinata, Asako - 2014
We analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children in terms of their language and math performance at the end of primary school. Our paper studies the spill-over effects at different parts of the test score distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013061951
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Racial Differences in Inequality Aversion : Evidence from Real World Respondents in the Ultimatum Game
Griffin, John D. - 2011
The distinct historical and cultural experiences of American blacks and whites may influence whether members of those groups perceive a particular exchange as fair. We investigate racial differences in fairness standards using preferences for equal treatment in the ultimatum game, where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128219