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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States 2006–2016
Jauer, Julia - 2018
-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour … market shocks. Based on fixed-effects regressions using regional panel data, we find that Europe's migratory response to … measured population changes in Europe were due to migration for employment purposes – i.e. an upper-bound estimate – up to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926723
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia - 2014
new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe.Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013059674
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The Effect on Foreign Direct Investment of Membership in the European Union
Bruno, Randolph Luca - 2020
This paper explores the impact of EU membership on foreign direct investment (FDI). It analyses empirically how the effects of such deep integration differ from other forms and investigates what drives these effects. Using a structural gravity framework on annual bilateral FDI data for almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823325
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European Innovation Dynamics and Us Economic Impact : Theory and Empirical Analysis
Welfens, Paul J.J. - 2015
can offer a broad analysis of product innovation dynamics in Europe which should be the basis for not only better supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032283
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Does Greater Inequality Lead to More Household Borrowing? New Evidence from Household Data
Coibion, Olivier - 2014
One suggested hypothesis for the dramatic rise in household borrowing that preceded the financial crisis is that low-income households increased their demand for credit to finance higher consumption expenditures in order to "keep up" with higherincome households. Using household level data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013059685
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Effects of Credit Supply on Unemployment and Inequality
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu - 2016
The Great Recession, which was preceded by the financial crisis, resulted in higher unemployment and inequality. We propose a simple model where firms producing varieties face labor-market frictions and credit constraints. In the model, tighter credit leads to lower output, lower number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987688
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Repayment Versus Investment Conditions and Exclusivity in Lending Contracts
Bougheas, Spiros - 2010
Lenders condition future loans on some index of past performance. Typically, banks condition future loans on repayments of earlier obligations whilst international organizations (official lenders) condition future loans on the implementation of some policy action ('investment'). We build an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149943
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Does the Community Reinvestment Act Increase Small Business Lending in Lower Income Neighborhoods?
Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, Kyung Min; Earle, John S. - 2022
We estimate the impact of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) on small business lending in lower-income neighborhoods. Using 2004-2016 panel data on census tracts, we apply a combined regression discontinuity and fixed effect method. We find that the number of small business loans increases by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013406859
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The Unequal Incidence of Non-Standard Employment Across Occupational Groups : An Empirical Analysis of Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Germany and Europe
Marx, Paul - 2011
The paper addresses an often neglected question in labour market research: to which extent do outcomes aggregated on the national level disguise occupational diversity in employment conditions? In particular, how and why do occupational groups differ with regard to the incidence of non-standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129099
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Immigrant Welfare Receipt Across Europe
Barrett, Alan - 2011
The issue of welfare receipt by immigrants is highly controversial across Europe. In this paper, we assess whether … protecting immigrants from poverty across Europe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129906