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We estimate the (causal) effects of low skill immigration on the performance of Italian manufacturing firms. We find … low skilled immigration in Italy may have hampered the transition to an economic structure characterized by high …
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We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...
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We examine the role of education in fostering the economic integration of immigrants. Although immigrants in Europe are – on average – slightly less educated than native individuals, there is a large heterogeneity across countries. We discuss evidence on student performance in international...
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We examine the role of education in fostering the economic integration of immigrants. Although immigrants in Europe are – on average – slightly less educated than native individuals, there is a large heterogeneity across countries. We discuss evidence on student performance in international...
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While there is a vast literature considering the labour market effects of immigration, less has been done to … investigate how immigration affects the educational choices of young natives. Using Italian provincial data and an instrumental … variables strategy, we show that the recent increase in the immigration of low skilled labour has produced human capital …
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We estimate the (causal) effects of low skill immigration on the performance of Italian manufacturing firms. We find … low skilled immigration in Italy may have hampered the transition to an economic structure characterized by high …
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I use the European Community Household Panel to ask whether unemployment affects the relationship between education and subsequent earnings growth. show that individuals with more education have more to lose in terms of subsequent earnings growth from the experience of unemployment. This result...
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This paper reviews the empirical economic literature on the relative importance of non cognitive skills for school and labour market outcomes, with a focus on Europe. There is evidence that high cognitive test scores are likely to result not only from high cognitive skills but also from high...
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