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This article examines the causal relations between non-European immigration and the characteristics of the housing … account GDP per capita and the unemployment rate as the main regional economic indicators. We find that immigration has no … significant effect on property prices, but that higher property prices significantly reduce immigration rates. We also find no …
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This paper empirically analyzes the effects of immigration on the schooling decisions of natives. We employ household …-level data for Spain for years 2000-2012, a period characterized by a large immigration wave and a severe recession. Our … estimates reveal that Spanish households responded to immigration by increasing their educational expenditures. This result was …
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This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the economic contribution of unauthorized workers to the U.S. economy, and the potential gains from legalization. We employ a theoretical framework that allows for multiple industries and a heterogeneous workforce in terms of skills and...
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This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on the education system of the receiving country from a political … key moments of Spain's economy and education system in year 2008, the end of a large episode of immigration. By means of … simulations we evaluate the effects of immigration on the size and quality of Spain's public education. Our main findings are as …
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This paper reviews the recent literature on the effects of immigration on the public education of the host country … empirical studies, suggests the following conclusions. First, immigration has triggered native flight toward private schools in …-scale immigration is that it appears to undermine the political support for public education, resulting in a deterioration in the …
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This study quantifies the economic effects of two major immigration reforms aimed at legalizing undocumented …
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This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on the education system of the receiving country from a political … key moments of Spain's economy and education system in year 2008, the end of a large episode of immigration. By means of … simulations we evaluate the effects of immigration on the size and quality of Spain's public education. Our main findings are as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010812509
This paper reviews the recent literature on the effects of immigration on the public education of the host country … empirical studies, suggests the following conclusions. First, immigration has triggered native flight toward private schools in …-scale immigration is that it appears to undermine the political support for public education, resulting in a deterioration in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143942
The massive inflow of Syrian refugees is argued to drastically affect various social and economic outcomes in the hosting countries and regions. In this paper, we use micro-level data to investigate whether the Syrian refugee inflows have affected the market for housing rentals in Turkey. The...
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We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over … the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration … wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across Spanish provinces and construct an instrument based on the historical …
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