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The impact of cultural diversity on the German housing market

Bayar, Mehmet - 2016

This paper documents a positive impact of cultural diversity and cultural similarity on rental prices of the German districts for the years between 2004 and 2013. On the one hand, an increase of the Herfindahl index as a measure for cultural diversity of 0.1 would increase rents by over 12...

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Migration response to an immigration shock : evidence from Russia's aggression against Ukraine

Zuchowski, David - 2023

Russia's attacks against Ukraine have triggered massive and unexpected migration movements. In this paper, I examine … the impact of the inflow of Ukrainians that resulted from Russia's aggression in 2014 on local migration patterns in … internal and international out-migration of the Polish population. I provide supportive evidence that the decrease in out-migration …

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Individualism vs. collectivism : how inherited cultural values affect labor market outcomes of second generation immigrants in the US

Höckel, Lisa Sofie - 2017

The labor market performance of second generation immigrants is a crucial determinant of integration. Labor market returns to their different cultural traits, however, have been rarely researched within the economic literature. This study provides insight on the link between the level of...

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Linguistic distance and the language fluency of immigrants

Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Otten, Sebastian - 2011

We use a newly available measure of linguistic distance developed by the German Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology to explain heterogeneity in language skills of immigrants. This measure is based on an automatical algorithm comparing pronunciation and vocabulary of language...

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Returns to local and foreign language skills : causal evidence from Spain

Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2013

premium for local language proficiency. -- Language skills ; migration ; human capital ; linguistic distance ; instrumental …

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Disadvantages of linguistic origin : evidence from immigrant literacy scores

Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2013

migration, confirming the linguistic Critical Period hypothesis. Assimilation in literacy scores is moderate and does not offset … Adoleszenz vorhersagt. Der steigende Einfluss der linguistischen Distanz mit steigendem Alter bei Migration unterstützt diese …

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Immigration and electoral outcomes : evidence from the 2015 refugee inflow to Germany

Bredtmann, Julia - 2020

This paper investigates the effects of the 2015 mass inflow of refugees to Germany on electoral outcomes. Specifically, using unique data on refugee populations and their type of accommodation, I analyze how local exposure to refugees affects the outcomes of the March 2016 state election - an...