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proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that … language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as earnings differ widely across non-white immigrants, according to … their ethnic origin. Language has a strong and positive effects on employment probabilities. Furthermore, lack of English …
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movers as well as indirectly making already-measured employment conditions less attractive). These two features are even more …
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not to the same extent as the immigration to Ireland and the UK (two countries with transitory rules of minor importance …
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This paper provides new evidence regarding public opinion on immigration by studying the Spanish case, and by analyzing … not only respondents' preferences regarding immigration levels, but also regarding admittance policies and the rights and … benefits to grant to foreigners. In general, Spaniards support less immigration, and more selectivity based on skills and …
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This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...
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This paper examines how immigrants' migration duration and saving decisions in the host country respond to the purchasing power parity (ppp) and the wage ratio between the host and source countries. It is shown that in theory immigrants may stay longer in the host country as a result of an...
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and their effects on wages and income distribution in source and destination countries; and the evolution of immigration …
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Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all...
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How immigration affects the labor market of the host country is a topic of major concern for many immigrant … impact of immigration on Spanish natives' income by estimating the net immigration surplus accruing at the national level and …
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This paper investigates the process of adjustment in employment. A dynamic model is applied to a panel of six Tunisian …, output, quasi-fixed capital stock and technology. The empirical results show that in the long run, employment demand responds … greatest to value-added, followed by capital stock changes, and least by wages. The speed of adjustment in employment and the …
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