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immigration on business dynamics and employment by combining U.S. data on immigrant inflows from the Current Population Survey …Immigration, like any positive labor supply shock, should increase the return to capital and spur business investment … immigrant inflows. Despite this clear prediction, there is sparse empirical evidence on the effect of immigration on business …
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immigration on business dynamics and employment by combining U.S. data on immigrant inflows from the Current Population Survey …Immigration, like any positive labor supply shock, should increase the return to capital and spur business investment … immigrant inflows. Despite this clear prediction, there is sparse empirical evidence on the effect of immigration on business …
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Opponents of immigration often claim that immigrants, particularly those who are unauthorized, are more likely than U …
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Immigration reform is once again on Washington's policy agenda. Serious attention is being given to policies that would … place more emphasis on merit than on family ties, which are favored by much of the current US immigration system. One way to … auctions that could serve as a starting point for designing a better immigration policy. We recommend replacing the current …
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It is well-known that married men earn more than comparable single men, with typical estimates of the male marriage premium in the range of 10 to 20 percent. Some research also finds that cohabiting men earn more than men not living with a female partner. This study uses data from the General...
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In standard cross-sectional wage regressions, married men appear to earn 10 to 20 percent more than comparable never-married men. One proposed explanation for this male marriage premium is that men may be selected into marriage on the basis of characteristics valued by employers as well as by...
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It is well-known that married men earn more than comparable single men, with typical estimates of the male marriage premium in the range of 10 to 20 percent. Some research also finds that cohabiting men earn more than men not living with a female partner. This study uses data from the General...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013220843
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Many immigrant destination countries face considerable pressure to change their immigration policies. One of the most … be more efficient than current ways of allocating visas, could boost the economic contribution of immigration to the …
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disproportionately borne by the least educated. A plan to increase employment-based immigration as a way to spur economic growth could be … data and historical experience. Of course, immigration - like anything else - is not without costs, which are … paired with new programs to help low-skilled U.S. natives and earlier immigrants so that the benefits of immigration are …
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