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The welfare magnet hypothesis and the welfare take-up of migrants : welfare benefits are not a key determinant of migration
Giulietti, Corrado - 2014
Contrary to the welfare magnet hypothesis, empirical evidence suggests that immigration decisions are not made on the basis of the relative generosity of the receiving nation's social benefits. Even when immigrants are found to use welfare more intensively than natives, the gap is mostly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416301
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Income of immigrants and their return : both low- and high-income immigrants stay for a relatively short time
Bijwaard, Govert - 2015
The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430767
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Eastern partnership migrants in Germany : outcomes, potentials and challenges
Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 7, pp. 1-20
) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migration from these countries. We find that EaP … to unleash the potential of migration for the German economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010532218
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Eastern partnership migrants in Germany : outcomes, potentials and challenges
Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013
) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migration from these countries. We find that EaP … to unleash the potential of migration for the German economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229297
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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance, and Self-Employment Proclivity: A Bi-National Study of Immigrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2006
There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labor force, and the potential policy responses. This paper uses a bi-national survey on immigrant performance to investigate the sorting of individuals into full-time paid-employment and entrepreneurship and their economic success....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272278
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Legal status at entry, economic performance, and self-employment proclivity: a bi-national study of immigrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2005
There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labor force, and the potential policy responses. This paper uses a bi-national survey on immigrant performance to investigate the sorting of individuals into full-time paid-employment and entrepreneurship and their economic success....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272326
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Qualification structure, over- and underqualification of the foreign born in Austria and the EU
Huber, Peter; Nowotny, Klaus; Bock-Schappelwein, Julia - 2010
This project focuses on comparing the qualification structure of migrants residing in Austria as well as their over- and underqualification rates to other EU countries. The skill structure of foreign born residing in Austria has improved slightly in the last years. Austria is, however,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392340
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Migrants and economic performance in the EU15 : their allocations across countries, industries and job types and their (productivity) growth impacts at the sectoral and regional le...
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert; Liebensteiner, Mario - 2010
add migration variables to robust determinants of growth and find positive and significant relationships between migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392342
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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?
Bell, Brian - 2014
Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416335
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Migration and educational aspirations : another channel of brain gain?
Böhme, Marcus - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 4 (2015), pp. 1-24
International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises parental aspirations in … shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. These results imply that aspirations are a highly relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334016