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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

across-the-border work is likely to be more common. There is no robust evidence on an impact on employment or wages. At least …

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The value of earning for learning: Performance bonuses in immigrant language training

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2012

We study the effects of performance bonuses in immigrant language training for adults. A Swedish policy pilot conducted in 2009-2010 gave a randomly assigned group of municipalities the right to grant substantial cash bonuses to recently arrived migrants. The results suggest substantial effects...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321114

Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

across-the-border work is likely to be more common. There is no robust evidence on an impact on employment or wages. At least …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321372

The value of earning for learning: Performance bonuses in immigrant language training

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013

We study the effects of performance bonuses in immigrant language training for adults. A Swedish policy pilot conducted in 2009 - 2010 gave a randomly assigned group of municipalities the right to grant substantial cash bonuses to recently arrived migrants. The results suggest substantial...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321384

Family structure and sex differences in postdisplacement outcomes

Rodriguez, Daniel; Zavodny, Madeline - 2001

Labor force outcomes after an involuntary job loss tend to differ systematically between men and women, with women experiencing a lower probability of finding another job, a longer average duration of nonemployment, and larger losses in hours given reemployment. This study examines the role of...

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Is the male marriage premium due to selection? The effect of shotgun weddings on the return to marriage

Ginther, Donna; Zavodny, Madeline - 1998

characteristics valued by employers as well as by spouses or because they earn high wages. This paper examines the selection …

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Does immigration affect wages? A look at occupation-level evidence

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2003

Previous research has reached mixed conclusions about whether higher levels of immigration reduce the wages of natives …. This paper reexamines this question using data from the Current Population Survey and the Immigration and Naturalization … increase in the fraction of workers in an occupation group who are foreign born tends to lower the wages of low-skilled natives …

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What are the consequences of an amnesty for undocumented immigrants?

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2004

The United States has not created a major amnesty program that would allow undocumented immigrants to legalize their status since 1986. As the number of undocumented immigrants has surged in recent decades, momentum for a new amnesty program has gained ground. This paper discusses the current...

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