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Ethnic networks and location choice of immigrants

Maani, Sholeh A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

Immigrants can initially face significant difficulties integrating into the economy of the host country, due to information gaps about the local labor market, limited language proficiency, and unfamiliarity with the local culture. Settlement in a region where economic and social networks based...

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Using a point system for selecting immigrants

Tani, Massimiliano - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …

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Using a point system for selecting immigrants

Tani, Massimiliano - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a country’s economy, having a positive influence on the labor...

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) October, pp. 1-10

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a countryâ€™s economy, having a positive influence on the...

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Demographic and economic determinants of migration

Simpson, Nicole B. - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

There are a myriad of economic and non-economic forces behind the decision to migrate. Migrants can be "pushed" out of … their home countries due to deteriorating economic conditions or political unrest. Conversely, migrants are often "pulled … policy to target (or reduce) certain types of migrants. …

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Temporary migration entails benefits, but also costs, for sending and receiving countries

Görlach, Joseph-Simon; Kuske, Katarina - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

Many migrants do not stay in their host countries permanently. On average, 15% of migrants leave their host country in … and invest in host country specific skills for temporary migrants. …

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Circular migration

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

In the popular immigration narrative, migrants leave one country and establish themselves permanently in another …, creating a "brain drain" in the sending country. In reality, migration is typically temporary: Workers migrate, find employment …

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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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Post-enlargement emigration and new EU members' labor markets

Zaiceva, Anzelika - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The recent EU enlargements into Central and Eastern Europe and increased labor mobility within the Union provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the labor market effects of emigration. Outmigration has contributed to higher wages for stayers, as well as to lower unemployment in the source...

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