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Complements or substitutes? Task specialization by gender and nativity in Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - 2009

immigrant-receiving countries. There exists an extensive literature evaluating the impact of immigration on the employment and … of immigration on native workers. Instead, using data from Spain, where the immigrant population has risen from 4 percent …

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Gender differences in native preferences towards undocumented and legal immigration: evidence from San Diego

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima - 2009

about their views with regards to the two distinct immigrant groups, thus impeding an analysis of differences in preferences …

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Does immigration raise natives' income? National and regional evidence from Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - 2008

How immigration affects the labor market of the host country is a topic of major concern for many immigrant …-receiving nations. Spain is no exception following the rapid increase in immigrant flows experienced over the past decade. We assess the … at high immigrant-receiving regions while taking into account the imperfect substitutability of immigrant and native …

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Immigrant homeownership and immigration status: Evidence from Spain

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Mundra, Kusum - 2012

variety of countries have implemented policies that facilitate immigrant homeownership. Although these policies hinge on … findings highlight the differences in homeownership by immigrant status, possibly reflecting differences in cultural adaptation …

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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 impact of amnesty on labor market outcomes: A panel study using the legalized population survey

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Bansak, Cynthia - 2011

This paper tests whether amnesty, a provision of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), affected the labor market outcomes of the legalized population. Using the Legalized Population Survey (LPS) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) from 1987-1992, a...

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Settling for Academia? H-1B Visas and the Career Choices of International Students in the United States

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Furtado, Delia - 2016

education and related non-profit research institutes had been exempt from the cap. We explore how immigrant employment choices …

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On the Implications of Immigration Policy Restricting Citizenship: Evidence from the Dominican Republic

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Gratereaux Hernández, Carlos; … - 2017

In 2010, an amendment to the Dominican constitution weakened the concept of jus soli citizenship by denying Dominican nationality to individuals born on Dominican soil to irregular immigrants. A few years later, in 2013, the Dominican High Court denationalized large numbers of individuals by...

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Interstate Mobility Patterns of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants: Evidence from Arizona

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Lozano, Fernando A. - 2017

A growing literature has documented the displacement effects of tougher interior immigration enforcement measures; yet, we still lack an understanding of where the displaced populations are choosing to relocate. In this paper, we address this question using Arizona as a case study. Specifically,...

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Did OPT Policy Changes Help Steer and Retain Foreign Talent into Stem?

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Furtado, Delia; Xu, Huanan - 2018

Academia and the public media have emphasized the link between STEM majors and innovation, as well as the need for STEM graduates in the U.S. economy. Given the proclivity of international students to hold STEM degrees, immigration policy may be used to attract and retain high-skilled STEM...

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