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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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cohort. Evidence using a large German data set suggests ethnicity does matter: the size of the ethnic network has a positive …
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If people come to live in a country different from their nation state, due to border shifts, expulsion, or migration, they adopt some of the new country?s habits after some time. This paper investigates their (return) migration decision when they have been restricted to live in the foreign...
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In this paper we examine possible network formations among immigrants and natives with endogenous investment. We consider a model of a network formation where the initiator of the link bears its cost while both agents benefit from it. We present the model by considering possible interactions...
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Expanding on the concept of ethnic human capital, the paper distinguishes between cultural assimilation compatible with persistent ethnic groups and assimilation through intermarriage and other mechanisms that blur distinctions and lead to the disappearance of ethnic identities. Economic...
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the role of ethnicity and ethnic identity for relative economic performance. …
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Within immigrant society different groups wish to help the migrants in different ways - immigrant societies are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. We examine the situation where there exists a foundation that has resources and that wishes to help the migrants. To do so they need migrant groups...
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We analyze four methods to measure unexplained gaps in mean outcomes: three decompositions based on the seminal work of …
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. The problems arising for empirical work are discussed in the second part of the paper. Finally, I summarise some empirical …
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If migrants return to their origin countries, two questions arise which are of immediate economic interest for both immigration and emigration country: What determines their optimal migration duration, and what are the activities migrants choose after a return. Little research has been devoted...
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