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Optimal quota for sector-specific immigration
Mayr, Karin - 2008
Sectoral labor supply shortage is a cause of concern in many OECD countries and has raised support for immigration as a … compensating wage differential for working in one sector rather than in another. We identify price and wage effects of immigration … majority vote on immigration into a given sector as well as the social optimum. The main findings are that i) the old determine …
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The why, when and how of immigration amnesties
Epstein, Gil S.; Weiss, Avi - 2009
This paper presents some of the many issues involved in the granting of an amnesty to illegal immigrants. Complementing studies by Chau (2001, 2003), Karlson and Katz (2003) and Gang and Yun (2006), we consider government behavior with respect to allocations on limiting infiltration (border...
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The effect of high-skilled immigration on patenting and employment : evidence from H-1B visa lotteries
Doran, Kirk B.; Gelber, Alexander M.; Isen, Adam - 2014
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Employment, Mobility, and Active Labor Market Programs
Fredriksson, Peter; Johansson, Per - 2003
Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects …
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Bargaining at divorce: The allocation of custody
Atteneder, Christine; Halla, Martin - 2006
We model the bargaining process of parents over custody at the time of divorce. First we assume an institutional setting where only sole custody is available. In a second step we reform this institutional setting and introduce the possibility of joint custody. We show that some parents, who...
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The gender gap in workplace authority in Sweden 1968 - 2000: A family affair?
Bygren, Magnus; Gähler, Michael - 2007
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to what extent family factors are responsible for this gap. We find that the gap has narrowed modestly during this period, and identify the life-event of parenthood as a major cause...
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Trading off or having it all? Completed fertility and mid-career earnings of Swedish men and women
Boschini, Anne; Håkanson, Christina; Rosén, Åsa; … - 2011
Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require time and other resources and reflect the accumulated priorities of individuals and couples. We explore how these outcomes have changed for Swedish men and women born 1945-1962 by...
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Mommies' girls get dresses, daddies' boys get toys: Gender preferences in Poland and their Implications
Karbownik, Krzysztof; Myck, Michał - 2011
We examine the relationship of child gender with family and economic outcomes using a large dataset from the Polish Household Budgets' Survey (PHBS) for years 2003-2009. Apart from studying the effects of gender on family stability, fertility and mothers' labor market outcomes, we take advantage...
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The joint retirement decision of husbands and wives
Hurd, Michael D. - 1988
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Long-term care of the disabled elderly : do children increase caregiving by spouses?
Pezzin, Liliana E.; Pollak, Robert A.; Schone, Barbara S. - 2008
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