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The gender gap reloaded: is school quality linked to labor market performance?

Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Constant, Amelie F. - 2005

This study examines the gender gap in wages of young adults in the late 1970s, mid 1980s, and 2000, in the middle and …. Our results indicate that school quality is an important predictor of and positively associated to future wages for Whites …, but it is less so for the two minority groups. We confirm significant gender disparities in wages favoring men across …

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Ethnic Identity and Work

Constant, Amelie F. - 2014

Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often...

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Sizing it up: Labor migration lessons of the EU enlargement to 27

Constant, Amelie F. - 2011

While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the old Europe of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related to...

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Sizing It Up: Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Enlargement to 27

Constant, Amelie F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371899

Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...

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An expert stakeholder's view on European integration challenges

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

The standard approach of analyzing gaps in social and labor market outcomes of different ethnic groups relies on analysis of statistical data about the affected groups. In this paper we go beyond this approach by measuring the views of expert stakeholders involved in minority integration. This...

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Attitudes towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities’ economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts’ own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822780

An Expert Stakeholder's View on European Integration Challenges

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

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