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Effects of Changes in Pensions on the Age of First Benefit Receipt : Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Repatriated Ethnic Germans
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2015
To estimate the effects of large cuts in pensions on the age of first benefit receipt, we exploit two natural experiments in which such cuts affect a group of repatriated ethnic German workers. The pensions were cut by about 12%, yet, according to our regression discontinuity estimates based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029142
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Immigration and heterogeneous labor in Western Germany : a labor market classification based on nonparametric estimation
Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2002
This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447106
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Immigration and Heterogeneous Labor in Western Germany A Labor Market Classification Based on Nonparametric Estimation
Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822846
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Migration as an adjustment mechanism in the crisis? A comparison of Europe and the United States.
Liebig, Thomas; Puhani, Patrick A.; Jauer, Julia; … - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129922
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Migration as an adjustment mechanism in the crisis? A comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Leibniz … - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929132
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934859
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884205
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Number of Siblings and Educational Choices of Immigrant Children: Evidence from First- and Second-Generation Immigrants
Meurs, Dominique; Puhani, Patrick A.; von Haaren, Friederike - 2015
We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and educational decisions and distinguishing particularly between first- and second-generation immigrants and between source country groups. First, for immigrant adolescents, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307319
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Number of siblings and educational choices of immigrant children: Evidence from first- and second-generation siblings
Meurs, Dominique; Puhani, Patrick A.; von Haaren, Friederike - 2015
We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and educational decisions and distinguishing particularly between first- and second-generation immigrants and between source country groups. First, for immigrant adolescents, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011341075
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Immigration and Heterogeneous Labor in Western Germany: A Labor Market Classification Based on Nonparametric Estimation
Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2002
This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261523