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Medium and long run economic assimilation of Venezuelan migrants to Peru
Torres, Javier; Beverinotti, Javier; … - 2024
In a span of six years, the proportion of Venezuelans in Perú has surged nearly fourfold, rising from virtually zero to over 4% of the population. This study delves into the dynamics of medium- and long-term labor market integration in Perú, combining data from the Venezuelan Population...
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International migration and regional housing markets : evidence from France
Albis, Hippolyte d’; Boubtane, Ekrame; Coulibaly, Dramane - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806109
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Wage differences between immigrants and natives in Austria : the role of literacy skills
Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika; Gnan, Phillipp - 2017
This paper analyzes wage differences between natives and immigrants in Austria. First, we show that for both groups, literacy skills are an important determinant of the hourly wage. In the second step, we show that differences in proficiency with respect to literacy can explain more than three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011747965
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Barriers to immigrant assimilation evidence on grading bias in Ecuadorian high schools
Rangel, Marcos A.; Marotta, Luana; Van der Werf, Cynthia; … - 2024
We investigate the assimilation of immigrant youth in Ecuador. Focusing on formal schooling and employing administrative data from high schools, we document subtle ways by which assessment biases against students with an immigrant background play a significant role in this assimilation process....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529930
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Work and health in Switzerland : immigrants and natives
Winkelmann, Rainer (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
This paper is concerned with a comparison of immigrants and Swiss citizens with respect to level of education, labor market outcomes and healthcare utilization. The evidence is based on data for 1999 from the first wave of the Swiss Household Panel. In order to control for confounding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001729412
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Which factors explain the rising ethnic heterogeneity in Italy? : an empirical analysis at province level
Cattaneo, Cristina - 2014
The paper investigates the determinants of ethnic heterogeneity of the Italian provinces. Among other factors, the paper tests empirically whether gradual improvements in distant communication boost the generation of ethnically heterogeneous provinces. Consequently to easier communication,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336545
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Citizenship and the economic assimilation of Canadian immigrants
Zanoni López, Wladimir; He, Ailin - 2021
In this paper, we examine whether acquiring citizenship improves the economic assimilation of Canadian migrants. We … explains a citizenship premium of 11 percent in higher wages among naturalized migrants. Our estimates are robust to model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012586727
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Do immigrants bring fiscal dividends? : the case of Venezuelan immigration in Colombia
Valencia, Oscar M.; Angarita, Matilde; Santaella, Juan; … - 2020
This paper analyzes the effects of recent Venezuelan immigration to Colombia on the fiscal balance, the labor market … in the labor market. The higher fiscal spending to address immigration negatively impacts the government's budget in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587040
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South-South migration and female labor supply in the Dominican Republic
Hiller, Tatiana; Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol - 2020
We study the effects of female immigration on the labor supply of Dominican-born women of different educational levels … settlements together with time variation in female immigration inflows, we find that female immigration is associated with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256370
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Immigration and national wages : clarifying the theory and the empirics
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Peri, Giovanni - 2008
This paper estimates the effects of immigration on wages of native workers at the national U.S. level. Following Borjas … account for the short run and long run adjustment of capital in response to immigration. Using our estimates and Census data … we find that immigration (1990-2006) had small negative effects in the short run on native workers with no high school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796285