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firm-to-firm global supply chain information with a US establishment database and historical migration data, we find that …
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little about the dynamics--magnitude, timing, and persistence--of conflict-induced migration in the short run. We use novel … high-frequency data to estimate the dynamic migration response to conflict for the case of the Mexican Revolution (1910 … migration rates of about 60 percent that lasted for a few months: after five months, migration rates reverted back to pre …
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immigrant-founded firms. This higher propensity towards innovation is only partly explained by differences in education levels …
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Argentina was the second largest destination country during the Age of Mass Migration, receiving nearly six million …
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during 1989-1995. This third and final migration wave of young Vietnamese immigrants was sparked by unexpected events that … young vs. older immigrants, and we quantify explanatory factors like education, language fluency, and persistence from …
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This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We combine novel survey data on cultural preferences and economic outcomes of...
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This paper examines the impact of rising U.S.-China geopolitical tensions on three main dimensions of science: STEM trainee mobility between these countries, usage of scientific works between scientists in each country, and scientist productivity in each country. We examine each dimension from a...
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'skill-based' immigration policy in an attempt to limit migration. We assess whether the Immigration Act had any measurable … into migration to the U.S. from Europe through Ellis Island, reducing migration from low literacy countries by 70 percent …
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The U.S. limits work visas for low-skill jobs outside of agriculture, with a binding quota that firms access via a randomized lottery. We evaluate the marginal impact of the quota on firms entering the 2021 H-2B visa lottery using a novel survey and pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously...
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How does persecution affect who migrates? We analyze migrants' self-selection out of the USSR and its satellite states before and after the collapse of Communism using census microdata from the three largest destination countries: Germany, Israel, and the United States. We find that migrants...
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