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Using a rich data set of primary school students, this paper estimates the effects of immigrant concentration in the classroom on the academic achievement of natives. In contrast with previous contributions, it exploits rare information on age-at-migration to estimate separate spillover effects...
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Ecuador became the third largest receiver of the 4.3 million Venezuelans who left their country in the last five years, hosting around 10 percent of them. Little is known about the characteristics of these migrants and their labor market outcomes. This paper fills this gap by analyzing a new...
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This paper assesses the impact of immigration to Western Europe on the exposure of native-born workers to economic and health risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using various measures of occupational risks, it first shows that immigrant workers, especially those coming from lower-income...
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We examine peer effects in welfare use among immigrants to Sweden by exploiting a governmental refugee placement policy …
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immigrants and natives in Sweden - how the method can be applied to correct any measure of segregation for differences between …
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such enclaves is still an unresolved issue. We use an immigrant policy initiative in Sweden, when government authorities …
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of immigrants. We use longitudinal data on immigration to Sweden 1970-1990 to examine the extent and pattern of immigrant … who leave. This creates the impression that immigrants' well-being relative to natives improves with time in Sweden …
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We evaluate an immigrant workplace introduction program aimed at helping individuals considered employable but at the same time expected to experience substantial difficulties in finding work. Using supported employment methods, the SIN program may influence outcomes through several channels. We...
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refugee placement policy which provides exogenous variation in the initial place of residence in Sweden. The main result is …
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