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Unemployment benefits and immigration: evidence from the EU

Giulietti, Corrado; Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) January, pp. 24-38

in countries’ unemployment benefit spending (UBS) affect immigration. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected … for 19 European countries over the period 1993-2008. The relationship between immigration flows and UBS is first tested …/value – This paper complements previous literature on immigration and welfare by exploring the endogenous nature of welfare …

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Pitfalls of immigrant inclusion into the European welfare state

Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myung-Hee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) January, pp. 39-55

Purpose – This paper's main purpose is to evaluate immigrants’ demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. Design/methodology/approach – An online primary survey of experts from NGOs and...

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Occupational Mobility of Ethnic Migrants

Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999

analysis suggests significant differences in the probability of downward occupational mobility by gender, immigration status … market position at the time of immigration, but are also able to reach their original occupational status much faster than …

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Native Wage Impacts of Foreign Labor

Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Center for Human Resources, SELAPO, …

immigration experience. Examining the wage functions of white and blue collar natives in a random effects panel model using a vast …

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Blue Collar Labor Vulnerability

Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Center for Human Resources, SELAPO, …

Native blue collar wokers often fear the competition of foreigners, as they may induce declining wages and rising unemployment. This has to be expected if natives and immigrants were substitutes. Substitutability might even be greater between foreign labor already in Germany and those newly...

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The Role of Turkish Immigrants in Entrepreneurial Activities in Germany

Constant, Amelie; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Zimmermann, … - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2005

This paper addresses a central issue to migration the role of immigrants in entrepreneurial activity. In particular, the paper focuses on the determinants of the decision to become an entrepreneur for Turks living in Germany. The paper provides some important benchmarks, including the...

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