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possible autocorrelation and endogeneity. The results show that in the northern part of Italy, where most immigrants are … effect prevails, while there is a negative effect only in the manufacturing sector in Northern Italy for 1996. This effect …
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and the percentage of migrants employed at a workplace. We find wages are lower in workplaces employing a higher …Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we identify the partial correlation between workplace wages … percentage of migrants, but only when those migrants are non-EEA migrants. However, the effects are no longer apparent when we …
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This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced on 1st July 1999, on migrants …
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of migration flows from the New Member States to Germany. We demonstrate that immigration increased substantially despite … to study how effective migration within the EU is as an adjustment mechanism. Our data clearly show an increase in …
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Italy, a country with large internal and international migration. This comparison, not yet exploited, yields understanding … the returns prevails, so that the foreign workers with lower wages are the most likely to stay in Italy. Also an ethnic … (WHIP), to estimate a fixed effect model of the weekly wages of males aged 18-45 with controls for selection in return …
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that, without controlling for observable characteristics, migrants from outside the EU are more likely to receive or apply … greatly reduced but does not disappear. Geographical location is a key factor, given that migrants tend to locate in the …
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This paper investigates earnings differentials between immigrants and natives. We focus on returns and on the (imperfect) international transferability of human capital. Data are drawn from the 2009 Italian Labour Force Survey (LFS). We show that returns to human capital are considerably lower...
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small geographical units (NUTS-3). Exploiting the very favorable setup offered by Italy's features - the very high number of … the past literature. However, using instrumental variables based on migration enclaves, we show that immigrants have a …
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The paper analyses the problem of a skills shortage in Australia. It begins with an analysis of the operation of a labour market in terms of stocks and flows of labour services and human capital acquisition. It discusses the definition of a skills shortage, why it persists, and then looks at...
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Spain. The results obtained indicate differing degrees of the transferability of human capital depending on geographic … confirm that in Spain immigrants suffer from over-education, in both incidence and intensity, implying a higher relative wage … penalty and a greater negative impact on immigrants from the second group of countries. As an immigrant's stay in Spain …
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