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Do anti-discrimination policies work?
Valfort, Marie-Anne - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)
Discrimination is a complex, multi-factor phenomenon. Evidence shows widespread discrimination on various grounds … a woman. Combating discrimination requires combining the strengths of a range of anti-discrimination policies while also … addressing their weaknesses. In particular, policymakers should thoroughly address prejudice (taste-based discrimination …
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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration
Schüller, Simone - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Immigrants are typically not evenly distributed within host countries; instead they tend to cluster in particular neighborhoods. But does clustering in ethnic enclaves help explain the persistent differences in employment rates and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical...
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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration
Schüller, Simone; Chakraborty, Tanika - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
Immigrants tend to live in clusters within host countries. Does clustering in ethnic enclaves explain the persistent differences in skill, employment rates, and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical studies consistently find that residing in an enclave can increase...
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Do immigrant workers depress the wages of native workers?
Peri, Giovanni - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that immigrants depress wages by competing with native workers, but 30 years of empirical research provide little supporting evidence to this claim. Most studies for industrialized countries have found no effect on wages, on average, and...
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Do immigrant workers depress the wages of native workers?
Peri, Giovanni - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that immigrants depress wages by competing with native workers, but 30 years of empirical research provide little supporting evidence to this claim. Most studies for industrialized countries have found no effect on wages, on average, and...
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Who benefits from the minimum wage--natives or migrants?
Zavodny, Madeline - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) December, pp. 1-10
According to economic theory, a minimum wage reduces the number of low-wage jobs and increases the number of available workers, allowing greater hiring selectivity. More competition for a smaller number of low-wage jobs will disadvantage immigrants if employers perceive them as less skilled than...
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Immigrants and entrepreneurship
Lofstrom, Magnus - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) September, pp. 1-10
Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many countries have established special visas and entry...
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Enforcement and illegal migration
Orrenius, Pia - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) June, pp. 1-10
Border enforcement of immigration laws attempts to raise the costs of illegal immigration, while interior enforcement also lowers the benefits. Border and interior enforcement therefore reduce the net benefits of illegal immigration and should lower the probability that an individual will decide...
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Crime and immigration
Bell, Brian - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that...
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Legalizing undocumented immigrants
Bansak, Cynthia - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Addressing unauthorized immigration is controversial. Countries have adopted a variety of legalization programs, ranging from temporary visa programs to naturalization. Research in the US focused on past amnesty programs finds improved labor market outcomes for newly legalized immigrants....
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