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Labour market status and migration dynamics
Bijwaard, Govert E. - 2009
In this empirical paper we assess how labour market transitions and out- and repeated migration of immigrants are interrelated. We estimate a multi-state multiple spell competing risks model with four states: employed, unemployed receiving benefits, out-of-the-labour market (no benefits) and...
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Innovation in the U.S. High-Tech Sector
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, … - 2019
We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...
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Circular movements and time away from the host country
Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2003
The economic literature has largely overlooked the importance of repeat migration. This paper studies repeat or circular migration as it is manifested by the frequency of exits of migrants living in Germany, and by the number of years being away from the host country using count data models....
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Legal status at entry, economic performance, and self-employment proclivity: a bi-national study of immigrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2005
-stage structural probit model is employed that determines the willingness to work full-time (against part-time employment and not … working), and the choice between full-time paid work and self-employment. The choices are determined by the reservation wage … for full-time work, and the perceived earnings from working in paid-employment and as entrepreneur, among other factors …
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In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and its impact on college enrollment, tuition costs, student financial aid, and indebtedness
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Sparber, Chad - 2012
The 1996 Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act barred states from giving unlawful residents postsecondary education benefits that states do not offer to U.S. citizens. In contrast to this federal law, several states have passed legislation explicitly allowing undocumented immigrants to pay...
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The Economics of Diversity: Innovation, Productivity, and the Labour Market
Ozgen, Ceren - 2021
The empirical evidence on the economic impacts of diversity is mixed. Many studies in the literature present context dependent and data driven results which are challenging to reconcile with each other. This paper offers a systematic synthesis of the empirical findings on the economic impacts of...
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Gender differences in native preferences towards undocumented and legal immigration: evidence from San Diego
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima - 2009
. Furthermore, native views about immigration are known to vary by gender. Yet, most surveys do not inquire native men and women … preferences towards immigration appear to significantly differ by gender as well as according to immigrants' legal status. In …
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Complements or substitutes? Task specialization by gender and nativity in Spain
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - 2009
wages of natives in the U.S. Yet, despite the significant degree of occupational segregation by gender regardless of workers … the task specialization and occupational distribution of natives of the same gender. …
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Superdiversity, social cohesion, and economic benefits
Spoonley, Paul - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Empirical studies have found that achieving superdiversity—a substantial increase in the scale and scope of minority ethnic and immigrant groups in a region—can provide certain economic benefits, such as higher levels of worker productivity and innovation. Other studies have found that these...
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Immigrants and entrepreneurship
Lofstrom, Magnus - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many countries have established special visas and entry...
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