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Asian Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era: Implications for Business Formation and Survival
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina; Wang, Chunbei - 2021
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Asians became the victims of a sudden increase in racial discrimination as public officials repeatedly referred to the virus as the "Chinese virus." We document that Asian entrepreneurship has been disproportionally hurt after January 2020, particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597328
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De Facto Immigration Enforcement, ICE Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Antman, Francisca M. - 2021
We explore whether fear of apprehension affects immigrants' labor market engagement by examining how ICE removals due to immigration violations and increased awareness of immigration raids impact their labor market outcomes. We find that ICE deportations are associated with reductions in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658225
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Schooling and Labor Market Effects of Temporary Authorization: Evidence from DACA
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Antman, Francisca M. - 2016
This paper explores the labor market and schooling effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, which provides work authorization to eligible immigrants along with a temporary reprieve from deportation. The analysis relies on a difference-in-differences approach that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525075
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Schooling and Labor Market Effects of Temporary Authorization : Evidence from DACA
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina - 2016
This paper explores the labor market and schooling effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, which provides work authorization to eligible immigrants along with a temporary reprieve from deportation. The analysis relies on a difference-in-differences approach that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984843
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Asian Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era : Implications for Business Formation and Survival
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina; Wang, Chunbei - 2021
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Asians became the victims of a sudden increase in racial discrimination as public officials repeatedly referred to the virus as the "Chinese virus." We document that Asian entrepreneurship has been disproportionally hurt after January 2020, particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240285
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De Facto Immigration Enforcement, Ice Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Antman, Francisca - 2023
We explore whether fear of apprehension affects immigrants' labor market engagement by examining how ICE removals due to immigration violations and increased awareness of immigration raids impact their labor market outcomes. We find that ICE deportations are associated with reductions in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014260893
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Refugee Admissions and Public Safety: Are Refugee Settlement Areas More Prone to Crime?
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Bansak, Cynthia; Pozo, Susan - 2018
According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of refugees worldwide rose to 21.3 million in … 2015. Yet, resistance to the welcoming of refugees appears to have grown. The possibility that refugees may commit acts of … for these fears? We exploit the variation in the geographic and temporal distribution of refugees across U.S. counties to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931577
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Refugee Admissions and Public Safety : Are Refugee Settlement Areas More Prone to Crime?
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina - 2018
According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of refugees worldwide rose to 21.3 million in … 2015. Yet, resistance to the welcoming of refugees appears to have grown. The possibility that refugees may commit acts of … for these fears? We exploit the variation in the geographic and temporal distribution of refugees across U.S. counties to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915702
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In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants and its Impact on College Enrollment, Tuition Costs, Student Financial Aid, and Indebtedness
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Sparber, Chad - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
The 1996 Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act barred states from giving unlawful residents postsecondary education benefits that states do not offer to U.S. citizens. In contrast to this federal law, several states have passed legislation explicitly allowing undocumented immigrants to pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757341
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In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and its impact on college enrollment, tuition costs, student financial aid, and indebtedness
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Sparber, Chad - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 49 (2014) C, pp. 11-24
The 1996 Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act barred states from giving unlawful residents postsecondary education benefits that states do not offer to U.S. citizens beginning in July 1998. In contrast to this federal law, several states have passed legislation explicitly allowing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011117424