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The Rationality behind Immigration Preferences

van Dalen, Hendrik P.; Henkens, Kène - 2004

What drives stated preferences about the number of foreigners? Is it self-interest as stressed by the political economy of immigration? Does social interaction affect this preference or is the immigration preference completely in line with the preference for the aggregate population size? In...

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Exponential or Power Distance-decay for Commuting? An Alternative Specification

de Vries, Jacob J.; Nijkamp, Peter; Rietveld, Piet - 2004

In this paper we determine the effect of transport cost on commuting flows, on the basis of an analysis of home-to-work journeys between municipalities in Denmark. Special attention is given to a proper estimation method and the form of the distance-decay function. It appears that neither an...

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The Fallacy of “Job Robbing”: A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of the Effect of Immigration on Employment

Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2006

greater in Europe than in the United States. Furthermore, the results are sensitive to the choice of the study design. For …

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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam

Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - 2009

This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the choice for entrepreneurship is made by higher-educated young ethnic generations. The empirical data of our study is based on...

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Does Land Use Planning shape Regional Economies?

Vermeulen, Wouter; van Ommeren, Jos - 2007

simultaneous equations analysis, we find that employment adjusts to the regional supply of labour. Net internal migration is …

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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities

Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - 2009

Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...

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Regional Economic Impacts of Immigration: A Review

Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2009

greater in Europe than in the United States. However, observed employment elasticities are not informative about whether …

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Immigration and Innovation in European Regions

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2011

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by …

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U.S. Immigration Reform and the Dynamics of Mexican Migration

Altangerel, Khulan; van Ours, Jan - 2016

migration through legalization of unauthorized immigrants, increasing border security and sanctioning employers who hired … unauthorized immigrants. Our paper investigates how the IRCA affected the migration dynamics of Mexican immigrants focusing on … their age of onset of migration and the duration of their first trip. We find that the IRCA had a positive effect in …

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Tax incentives for high skilled migrants: evidence from a preferential tax scheme in the Netherlands

Timm, Lisa Marie; Giuliodori, Massimo; Muller, Paul - 2022

doubles, whereas there is little empirical support for a decrease of migration below the threshold. Our results indicate that … these effects are driven mainly by additional migration, while wage bargaining responses are fairly limited. We conclude …

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