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Does It Matter Where You Came From? Ancestry Composition and Economic Performance of U.S. Counties, 1850-2010
Fulford, Scott L.; Petkov, Ivan; Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2015
-of-origin composition of a county matters. Moreover, the culture, institutions, and human capital that the immigrant groups brought with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288193
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Costs and Benefits of Labor Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries: The Case of Poland
Duszczyk, Maciej; Góra, Marek; Kaczmarczyk, Pawel - 2013
Poland is a country being exposed to emigration and immigration flows relatively recently. That, among others, results … shows moderate positive impact of immigration fitting demand mostly in agriculture, construction and household services. We … analyse an impact of immigration on the domestic labour market in Poland. The immigrants fill gaps existing due to relatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328897
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Financial liberalization and the brain drain: A panel data analysis
Mitra, Aniruddha; Bang, James T.; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - 2011
This paper explores the impact of financial liberalization on the migration of high skilled labor from 46 countries to the OECD, taken at five year intervals over the period 1985-2000. Using an exploratory factor analysis, we are able to distinguish between two dimensions of financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280660
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Immigration: The European experience
Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso - 2011
This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing … measurable skills. We conclude with a discussion of the role of regulations and institutions as one possible mechanism for these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282536
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Costs and Benefits of Labor Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries: The Case of Poland
Duszczyk, Maciej; Góra, Marek; Kaczmarczyk, Pawel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Poland is a country being exposed to emigration and immigration flows relatively recently. That, among others, results … shows moderate positive impact of immigration fitting demand mostly in agriculture, construction and household services. We … analyse an impact of immigration on the domestic labour market in Poland. The immigrants fill gaps existing due to relatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884367
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Financial Liberalization and the Brain Drain: A Panel Data Analysis
Mitra, Aniruddha; Bang, James T.; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper explores the impact of financial liberalization on the migration of high skilled labor from 46 countries to the OECD, taken at five year intervals over the period 1985-2000. Using an exploratory factor analysis, we are able to distinguish between two dimensions of financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293740
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Immigration: The European Experience
Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing … measurable skills. We conclude with a discussion of the role of regulations and institutions as one possible mechanism for these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416931
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Types of Institutions and Well-Being of Self-Employed and Paid Employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059066
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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship and economic development: growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267484
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Institutions, networks and entrepreneurship development in Russia: an exploration
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul - 2006
In this paper we explore the ways in which institutions and networks influence entrepreneurial development in Russia …. By utilizing new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001, we investigate the effects of the weak …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267935