The purpose of this paper of this paper is to explore the immigration and productivity in Spain. We estimate the effect … of immigration on labor productivity from 2004 until 2008 for Spain. Using firms (SABI) and individuals data (Social … immigrants in the last decade: Barcelona and Madrid. After controlling for endogeneity of immigration, the results demonstrate …

We analyze the occupational mobility of immigrants between their origin countries and Spain and its determinants. We …, immigrants experience a strong occupational downgrading in Spain when compared to their origin countries. This fact is due to the …

of immigration on native workers. Instead, using data from Spain, where the immigrant population has risen from 4 percent …Learning about the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives is a topic of major concern for … immigrant-receiving countries. There exists an extensive literature evaluating the impact of immigration on the employment and …

We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over … the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration … wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across Spanish provinces and construct an instrument based on the historical …

countries and in Spain. It also examines the impact on wages of the legal status. The evidence shows that returns to host … studied in Spain. Whatever their home country, they obtain relatively high wage returns to education, including the part not … acquired in the host country. Having legal status in Spain is associated with a substantial wage premium of around 15%. Lastly …

This paper provides new evidence regarding public opinion on immigration by studying the Spanish case, and by analyzing … not only respondents' preferences regarding immigration levels, but also regarding admittance policies and the rights and … benefits to grant to foreigners. In general, Spaniards support less immigration, and more selectivity based on skills and …

towards enlarged-EU citizens. Then we discuss the importance of inflows and stocks of enlarged-EU migrants in Spain, including …

Ecuadorian migrants: The US and Spain. First, we provide a careful description of the main characteristics of migration flows … explain the larger scale of the flows to Spain. We argue that the puzzle is explained by taking into account that (i) the … options to migrate legally to either destination were slim, and (ii) the cost of illegally migrating to Spain was lower than …

Most EaP migrants in Spain come from Ukraine, followed by, to a much lesser extent, Moldavia, Armenia, and Georgia …. Relative to other migrants, they are those who most recently arrived to Spain. Despite being considerably more educated than … natives and other migrants, they are less likely to work than natives and other migrants upon arrival to Spain. Using data …