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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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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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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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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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Immigrant assimilation and male labor market inequality

Mason, Patrick L. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 17, pp. 1-32

-Americans. The immigration process selects black immigrants who have or who would have achieved middle income or higher status in …

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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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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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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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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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Spain : from massive immigration to vast emigration?

Izquierdo, Mario; Jimeno, Juan F.; Lacuesta, Aitor - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 10, pp. 1-20

Large immigration flows during the 1995-2007 period increased the weight of foreigners living in Spain to 12 % of the …

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