's theoretical framework: (i) wages are higher in states with more generous unemployment benefits, (ii) the perceived probability of … pay and the local unemployment rate - in modern U.S. data. Consistent with recent evidence from more than 40 other … job-finding is lower in states with higher unemployment, and (iii) employees are less happy in states that have higher …

the labor market. Its impact on employment, wages and wealth depends crucially on the design of immigration policy …

estimate a panel data model where immigrants can choose whether to stay or leave a country. The model is estimated using the … German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Outmigrants are found to have significantly lower labor market earnings and work … propensities than permanent migrants. …

by immigrants in such diverse immigrant-receiving countries as Canada, Germany, Israel and the United States. It is …