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Age at immigration and high school dropouts

Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Epstein, Gil S. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-20

We focus on high school dropout rates among male and female immigrant children. We consider the relationship between the dropout rate and age at arrival of the immigrants. Using repeated cross sectional data from the Israeli Labor Force Surveys of 1996 - 2011 we show that the share of high...

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The cost of immigrants' occupational mismatch and the effectiveness of postarrival policies in Canada

Aydede, Yigit; Dar, Atul A. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 9, pp. 1-23

Using the 2006 Census, we create a continuous index that quantifies the relatedness between 1375 fields of study and 520 occupations for native-born workers and use it as the benchmark reflecting the "common" matching quality in Canadian labor markets that internationally educated immigrant...

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Do high-skill immigrants raise productivity? : evidence from Israeli manufacturing firms, 1990-1999

Paserman, Marco Daniele - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-31

study the effect high skill immigration on productivity. Using a unique data set on manufacturing firms, I investigate …

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Do immigrants squeeze natives out of bad schedules? : evidence from Italy

Osea, Giuntella - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-23

This paper documents the effect of immigrant concentration on natives’ work schedules. I show that immigrants are more likely to work at non‐standard hours (i.e. evenings, nights and Sundays) and that a higher proportion of immigrants in the local labor market is associated with a lower...

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Earnings differentials between immigrants and natives : the role of occupational attainment

Dell'Aringa, Carlo; Lucifora, Claudio; Pagani, Laura - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-18

natives and that there is no return to pre-immigration work experience, suggesting imperfect transferability of human capital …

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How skilled immigration may improve economic equality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-13

society. The paper suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard …

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Short-term training programs for immigrants in the German welfare system : do effects differ from natives and why?

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas; Aldashev, Alisher - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-20

We evaluate the individual employment effects of four types of short-term training for immigrants and natives in the … training increase the employment chances of immigrants, whereas the other two are rather ineffective. Effect differences …

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The analytics of the wage effect of immigration

Borjas, George J. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-25

The theory of factor demand has important implications for the study of the impact of immigration on wages. This paper … theory can be used to check the plausibility of the many contradictory claims that appear throughout the immigration …

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Immigrant influx and social cohesion erosion

Neymotin, Florence - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-29

If immigration causes a decrease in social cohesion, then it may also be an important contributing factor in the recent … failure of financial institutions. The present analysis finds some evidence for a negative relationship between immigration … counterpoint, lending support to the alternative idea that immigration does not in fact decrease social cohesion. …

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The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants : a survey of the literature for receiving countries

Nathan, Max - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-20

In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call "the...

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