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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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Do state work eligibility verification laws reduce unauthorized immigration?
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 5, pp. 1-17
During the 2000s, several states adopted laws requiring employers to verify new employees' eligibility to work legally in the USA. This study uses data from the 2005-2014 American Community Survey to examine how such laws affect unauthorized immigrants' locational choices. The results indicate...
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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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On the differential impact of the recent economic downturn on work safety by nativity : the Spanish experience
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-26
during this high immigration period. Furthermore, the recession appears to have exclusively reduced job injury rates, but not …
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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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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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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 over- and under-education : the role of home country labour market experience
Matloob, Piracha; Tani, Massimiliano; Vadean, Florin - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-21
Literature on the immigrant labour market mismatch has not explored the signal provided by the quality of home country work experience, particularly that of education-occupation mismatch prior to migration.We show that type of work experience in the home country plays a significant role in...
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Overeducation among immigrants in Sweden : incidence, wage effects and state dependence
Joona, Pernilla Andersson; Gupta, Nabanita Datta; … - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-23
The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. Using Swedish register data from 2001 - 2008, we extend the immigrant educational mismatch literature by analyzing incidence, wage effects and state dependence in...
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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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