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Migration and imperfect labor markets: Theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J.; Upward, Richard - 2012
We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are characterized by considerable differences in labor market institutions and welfare states. Institutions such as collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and...
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Does emigration benefit the stayers? Evidence from EU enlargement
Elsner, Benjamin - 2012
. I exploit this emigration wave to study the effect of emigration on wages in the sending country. Using household data … from Lithuania and work permit and census data from the UK and Ireland, I demonstrate that emigration had a significant … positive effect on the wages of stayers. A one percentage-point increase in the emigration rate predicts a 0.67% increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290016
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Immigrants and Unemployment in the European Community: From the Eyes of Natives
Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 1999
This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277289
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Why Do Firms Recruit Internationally?
Winkelmann, Rainer - 2001
The paper studies the demand for foreign graduates at the firm level. Using a unique dataset on recruitment policies of firms in four European countries, the determinants of demand for internationally mobile high-skilled employees are established. I investigate the number, origin, skills, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262537
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The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK
Algan, Yann; Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; … - 2009
A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK have all become, perhaps unwittingly, countries with...
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Mind the gap: A detailed picture of the immigrant-native earnings gap in the UK using longitudinal data between 1978 and 2006
Lemos, Sara - 2011
Using the underexplored, sizeable and long Lifetime Labour Market Database (LLMDB) we estimated the immigrant-native earnings gap across the entire earnings distribution, across continents of nationality and across cohorts of arrival in the UK between 1978 and 2006. We exploited the longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282147
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The impact of the recent expansion of the EU on the UK labour market
Blanchflower, David G.; Lawton, Helen - 2008
We examine the impact on the UK of the influx of workers from Eastern Europe. We look at the characteristics of the workers who have come to the UK since 2004. We also use data from a number of Eurobarometers 2004-2007 as well as the 2005 Work Orientation module International Social Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268833
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Where do the brainy Italians go?
Constant, Amelie F.; D'Agosto, Elena - 2008
, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad … sciences, and health are strong determinants of migration to the UK. For the move to the US, while the humanities area is a …
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Immigration and the distribution of incomes
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2012
States, as well as the impact of emigration on source country income distribution. …
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Crime and immigration: Evidence from large immigrant waves
Bell, Brian; Machin, Stephen; Fasani, Francesco - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269778