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(Why) are immigrants unhappy?
Kóczán, Zsóka - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 3, pp. 1-25
Recent studies suggest that migrants may be less satisfied with their "new" lives than members of the host population …
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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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Canadian migration destinations of recent immigrants and interprovincial migrants : similarities, differences and explanations
Shannon, Mike - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-32
immigrants and interprovincial migrants. These differences have increased over time as have differences in the characteristics of …
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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 German welfare system and identify differences in the effects determined by unobservable factors. Based on comprehensive and unique administrative data, we apply propensity score...
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Bridges or buffers? : motives behind immigrants’ religiosity
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants’ religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive – whether...
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Crime and immigration : new evidence from England and Wales
Jaitman, Laura; Machin, Stephen - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
We study a high profile public policy question on immigration, namely the link between crime and immigration …, presenting new evidence from England and Wales in the 2000s. For studying immigration impacts, this period is of considerable … immigration can be identified. When we are able to implement a credible research design with statistical power, we find no …
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The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital
Sharaf, Mesbah - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-18
The quality dimension of immigrant human capital has received little attention in the economic assimilation literature. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how human capital acquired in different source countries may be adjusted according to its quality in the Canadian labor market....
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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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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? : a meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-18
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group in European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. So far, however, there is no systematic review establishing which ALMPs...
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