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Migration and stratification
Jasso, Guillermina - 2011
lost documents, depression due to the visa process, presentation of self, the race-ethnic composition of an immigrant … cohort (made possible by the data for the first time since 1961), black immigration from Africa and the Americas, skin …, and that immigration, by introducing accomplished black immigrants from Africa (notably via the visa lottery), threatens …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278359
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Ethnicity and the immigration of highly skilled workers to the United States
Jasso, Guillermina - 2009
components of ethnicity -country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion - among persons admitted to legal permanent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269358
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Ethnicity and the Immigration of Highly Skilled Workers to the United States
Jasso, Guillermina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
components of ethnicity – country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion – among persons admitted to legal permanent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999162
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Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants
Zimmermann, Laura; Gataullina, Liliya; Constant, Amelie; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703405
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Immigration, Regional Conditions, and Crime: Evidence from an Allocation Policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Marc; Ruhose, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011228305
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Immigration, Regional Conditions, and Crime: Evidence from an Allocation Policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Marc; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531671
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Immigration and Crimes against Natives: The 2015 Refugee Crisis in Germany
Huang, Yue; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2019
for the broader literature on immigration and crime which considers only crimes per capita or variants thereof, but never …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059199
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Border Apprehensions and Federal Sentencing of Hispanic Citizens in the United States
Bertoli, Simone; Laouénan, Morgane; Valette, Jérôme - 2023
We provide evidence that Hispanic citizens receive significantly longer sentences than non-Hispanic citizens in the Federal Criminal Justice System in the United States when a higher number of illegal aliens are apprehended along the southwest border. Apprehensions can increase the salience of...
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Does Halting Refugee Resettlement Reduce Crime? Evidence from the United States Refugee Ban
Masterson, Daniel; Yasenov, Vasil - 2019
Many countries have reduced refugee admissions in recent years, in part due to fears that refugees and asylum seekers increase crime rates and pose a national security risk. Existing research presents ambiguous expectations about the consequences of refugee resettlement on crime. We leverage a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141188
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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel
Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - 2001
There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262556