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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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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, including ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or beliefs, disability, being over 55 years old, or being a woman. Combating discrimination requires combining...
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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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Crime and immigration
Bell, Brian - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
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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How to attract foreign students
Chevalier, Arnaud - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
qualified workers—are overblown and that student migration can positively affect economic growth in both sending and receiving …
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Freedom of movement for workers
Kennan, John - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Most developed countries have foreign aid programs that aim to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth in less developed countries, but with very limited success. A large body of evidence indicates that the root of the economic development problem is cross-country differences in the...
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The impact of aging on the scale of migration
Zaiceva, Anzelika - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
migration, since the desire to migrate declines later in the life cycle. In addition, indirect labor demand effects may also … reduce migration. However, migration of the elderly, return retirement migration, as well as mobility of certain specialist …
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Climate change, natural disasters, and migration
Mbaye, Linguère Mously - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
The relationship between climatic shocks, natural disasters, and migration has received increasing attention in recent … migration. An alternative view suggests that climate change may only have marginal effects on migration. Knowing whether climate … change and natural disasters lead to more migration is crucial to better understand the different channels of transmission …
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Crime and immigration
Bell, Brian - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984680
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How to attract international students?
Chevalier, Arnaud - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
. Empirical evidence suggests that open migration policies and labor markets, whereby students can remain in the host country post …. Student migration can positively affect economic growth in both sending and receiving countries, even though migrants …
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