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Time preference and labour migration in an OLG model with land and capital

Vidal, Jean-Pierre; Michel, Philippe; Crettez, Bertrand - In: Journal of Population Economics 9 (1996) 4, pp. 387-403

This paper constructs a two-country migration model in the lines of Galor (1986), in which the world population … implications of international labour migration are studied. JEL classifications: F22, J61 …

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The welfare economics of immigration control

Levine, Paul - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 1, pp. 23-43

This paper develops a Harris-Todaro (HT) type model of East-West migration in which labour market imperfections prevent … laissez-faire migration equilibrium based on explicit calculations of potential migrants without immigration controls in the … West, with the socially optimal level of migration. The paper examines the issue of immigration control by developing a …

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Do immigrants working illegally reduce the natives' legal employment? Evidence from Italy

Venturini, Alessandra - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 1, pp. 135-154

The paper uses estimates, provided by the Central Statistical Office, of standard units of labour to examine how immigrants working (illegally) in the shadow economy affect the employment of (legal) labour in the official economy. The results of our cross sector-time series analysis of the...

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Returns to returning

Co, Catherine Y.; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - In: Journal of Population Economics 13 (2000) 1, pp. 57-79

We examine the labor market performance of return migrants using the Hungarian Household Panel Survey. Two distinct selection issues are considered in the estimation of the earnings equation; we implement a natural method using MLE. The result that there is a "premium" to work experience abroad...

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A computable general equilibrium assessment of the impact of illegal immigration on the Greek economy

Sarris, Alexander H.; Zografakis, Stavros - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 1, pp. 155-182

Recent years have witnessed a large inflow of illegal immigrants into Greece. Past surveys have examined the extent and nature of this immigration, but have not analysed the impacts on the economy. This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of illegal immigration on...

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Immigration, assimilation and growth

John T. Durkin Jr. - In: Journal of Population Economics 11 (1998) 2, pp. 273-291

This paper analyzes the welfare effects of immigration and its subsequent effect on ethnic diversity in a model featuring human capital spillovers which depend on the degree of ethnic heterogeneity, variation rates of time preference across individuals and endogenous levels of immigration and...

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Are migrant minorities strategically self-selected?

Rapoport, Hillel; Docquier, Frederic - In: Journal of Population Economics 11 (1998) 4, pp. 579-588

In this paper we focus on the possibility of migrants' self-selection through strategic remittances. We argue that migrants of a specific community might be pooled with migrants from other ethnic minorities on the labor market of the foreign host country and that this could reduce the occurrence...

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The effects of development on migration: Theoretical issues and new empirical evidence

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - In: Journal of Population Economics 13 (2000) 3, pp. 485-508

relationship of development and migration. Since the beginning of the 1990s several arguments have been put forth which hint at the … possibility that in the early stages of development economic progress might lead to more migration, even if income differentials … migration to Germany from 86 Asian and African countries from 1981 to 1995. The results confirm the importance of financial …

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Migration as a source of growth: The perspective of a developing country

Santos, Manon Domingues Dos; Postel-Vinay, Fabien - In: Journal of Population Economics 16 (2003) 1, pp. 161-175

This paper analyses the dynamics of migratory flows and growth in a developing economy. We show that when workers freely choose their location, some natives can rationally decide to return to their home country after they have accumulated a certain amount of knowledge abroad, while some prefer...

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Employment effects of language training for unemployed immigrants

Lang, Julia - In: Journal of Population Economics 35 (2021) 2, pp. 719-754

Proficiency in the host country’s language is an important factor for the successful labor market integration of immigrants. In this study, I analyze the effects of a language training program for professional purposes on the employment opportunities of participants in Germany. I apply an...

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