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The impact of migration on trade
Genç, Murat - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) June, pp. 1-10
International trade and migration are two important dimensions of globalization. Although governments have been very willing to open their borders to trade, they have not been so liberal in their immigration policies. It has been suggested, however, that a causal positive link might exist...
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Linguistic Distance and the Language Fluency of Immigrants
Isphording, Ingo E.; Otten, Sebastian - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2011
We use a newly available measure of linguistic distance developed by the German Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology to explain heterogeneity in language skills of immigrants. This measure is based on an automatical algorithm comparing pronunciation and vocabulary of language...
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Disadvantages of Linguistic Origin – Evidence from Immigrant Literacy Scores
Isphording, Ingo - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013
This study quantifies the disadvantage in the formation of literacy skills of immigrants that arises from the linguistic distance between mother tongue and host country language. Combining unique cross-country data on literacy scores with information on the linguistic distance between languages,...
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Returns to Local and Foreign Language Skills – Causal Evidence from Spain
Isphording, Ingo - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013
This study examines the returns to foreign and local language skills of immigrants in the Spanish labor market. Different sources of endogeneity are addressed by deriving a set of novel instruments for language proficiency through a measure of linguistic dissimilarity. Using cross-sectional data...
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Parental Impact on Attitude Formation - A Siblings Study on Worries about Immigration
Brenner, Jan - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007
The existing literature on attitudes towards immigration has not accounted for the potential effect of unobservable home education on attitude formation. Yet, factors such as parents’ knowledge, their morals, and their weltanschauung are likely to influence the attitudes of the next...
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Ethnic minority self-employment
Clark, Ken - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) January, pp. 1-10
. The kind of work done by minority entrepreneurs can therefore be an important driver of the economic well-being of their …
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Making Dough or Baking Dough? Spousal Housework Responsibilities in Germany, 1992-2011
Procher, Vivien; Ritter, Nolan; Vance, Colin - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2014
- influence his or her contribution to housework? (2) If so, does the magnitude of this influence differ by gender? and (3) How … important are traditional gender roles on housework allocation? We address these issues by applying panel quantile regression …, with the latter effect being roughly equal across genders. At the same time, traditional gender roles also appear to …
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as … after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines …
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Gender diversity in teams
Azmat, Ghazala - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
legal mandates. Data on team dynamics and gender differences in preferences (risk-taking behavior, taste for competition …, prosocial behavior) show how gender composition influences group decision-making and subsequent performance through channels …
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