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Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525572
Purpose – Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply a method that relates self-reported perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539772
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987645
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783309
Purpose – Using three different measures, the aim of this paper is to investigate the channels through which ethnic linkages/networks affect the location choice of migrants. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate conditional logit models of the US location choice by Mexican...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783313
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comparatively analyse the roles of foreign origin and citizenship in the labor markets of Eastern and Eestern Member States of the EU. Design/methodology/approach – The EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions is used to evaluate the roles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783316
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self‐employment adjustment of immigrant groups in the UK. First, how the probability of self‐employment for males changes with time since migration relative to the native population and second, how the probability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783320
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the tragic events of 9/11 on the self‐employment entry/exit decisions of native‐born Hispanics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the difference‐in‐differences approach with native Whites as the control group....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783321
Purpose – Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply a method that relates self‐reported perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783444
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the issue of social assistance receipt among immigrants to Sweden and compare to receipt by natives. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the institutional background, reports statistical information and surveys...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783510