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Immigration history, entry jobs, and the labor market integration of immigrants
Ansala, Laura; Åslund, Olof; Sarvimäki, Matti - 2020
This paper studies the relationship between past immigration experiences of the host country and the way new immigrants … different immigration histories. In both countries, immigrants tend to find their first jobs in low-paying establishments, where … are consistent with the hypothesis that the host country's immigration history plays a limited role in shaping the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194993
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Emigration of immigrants and measures of immigrant assimilation : evidence from Sweden
Edin, Per-Anders; LaLonde, Robert John; Åslund, Olof - 2000
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588147
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1 Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2013
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690428
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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2013
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010697285
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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2013
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010658796
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Labour market entry of non-labour migrants-Swedish evidence
Åslund, Olof; Forslund, Anders; Liljeberg, Linus - 2017
We describe the short- and long-term patterns of labour market entry and integration among Non-Western, predominantly non-labour, immigrants to Sweden. Our main sample considers the 1990-2014 period. The patterns of time to first contact and labour market entry vary with business cycle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039336
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Now and forever? Initial and subsequent location choices of immigrants
Åslund, Olof - 2001
This paper exploits a natural experiment to study the influence of regional factors on initial and subsequent location choices among immigrants. The results suggest that immigrants to Sweden are attracted to regions with high representation from the individual's birth country and large overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321012
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Do when and where matter? Initial labor market conditions and immigrant earnings
Åslund, Olof; Rooth, Dan-Olof - 2003
This paper investigates the long-term effects on immigrant earnings and employment from labor market conditions encountered upon arrival. We find substantial effects both of the state of the national labor market and of local unemployment rates. Comparing refugees entering Sweden in a severe and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321022
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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321124
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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets
Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2013
We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321372