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Complements or substitutes? Task specialization by gender and nativity in Spain
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - 2009
Learning about the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives is a topic of major concern for immigrant-receiving countries. There exists an extensive literature evaluating the impact of immigration on the employment and wages of natives in the U.S. Yet, despite the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276403
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A Gendered Assessment of the Brain Drain
Docquier, Frédéric; Marfouk, Marfouk; Lowell, B. Lindsay - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper updates and extends the Docquier-Marfouk data set on international migration by educational attainment. We … drain. Emigration stocks and rates are provided by level of schooling and gender for 195 source countries in 1990 and 2000 … higher rates of brain drain than men. The gender gap in skilled migration is strongly correlated with the gender gap in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703623
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Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations?
Adsera, Alicia; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2004
The paper uses the 1994-2000 waves of the European Community Household Panel to conduct a systematic analysis of the earnings of immigrants as compared to native workers, in particular to test whether there is any systematic variation in the labor market performance of immigrants across gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262167
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Cultural integration in Germany
Constant, Amelie F.; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to natives differentiating by gender and immigrant generation. Indicators which are supposed to capture cultural integration of immigrants are differences in marital behavior as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271257
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Inter- and intra-marriage premiums revisited: It's probably who you are, not who you marry!
Nekby, Lena - 2010
For immigrants, intermarriage with natives is assumed to have an assimilating role due to the enhancement of local human capital such a union creates in the form of improved knowledge about host country institutions, language and customs as well as access to native spouses' networks and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278703
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Inter- and Intra-Marriage Premiums Revisited: It's Probably Who You Are, Not Who You Marry!
Nekby, Lena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
For immigrants, intermarriage with natives is assumed to have an assimilating role due to the enhancement of local human capital such a union creates in the form of improved knowledge about host country institutions, language and customs as well as access to native spouses' networks and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727772
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Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations?
Adsera, Alicia; Chiswick, Barry R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
The paper uses the 1994-2000 waves of the European Community Household Panel to conduct a systematic analysis of the earnings of immigrants as compared to native workers, in particular to test whether there is any systematic variation in the labor market performance of immigrants across gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761665
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Gender Differences in Native Preferences towards Undocumented and Legal Immigration: Evidence from San Diego
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The literature has noted that native views about legal as opposed to undocumented immigration in the U.S. differ. Furthermore, native views about immigration are known to vary by gender. Yet, most surveys do not inquire native men and women about their views with regards to the two distinct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558945
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Cultural Integration in Germany
Constant, Amelie F.; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to natives differentiating by gender and immigrant generation. Indicators which are supposed to capture cultural integration of immigrants are differences in marital behavior as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497018
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Complements or Substitutes? Task Specialization by Gender and Nativity in Spain
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; de la Rica, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Learning about the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives is a topic of major concern for immigrant-receiving countries. There exists an extensive literature evaluating the impact of immigration on the employment and wages of natives in the U.S. Yet, despite the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976891