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International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860064
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Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China
Chu, Shuai; Zeng, Xiangquan; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2022
A prominent gender stereotype claims that "boys are better at learning mathematics than girls". Confronted with such a parental attitude, how does this affect the wellbeing of 11 - 18 years old students in Chinese middle schools? While wellbeing has been often shown to be not much gender...
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Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China
Chu, Shuai; Zeng, Xiangquan; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2020
Non-cognitive abilities are supposed to affect students’ educational performance, who are challenged by parental expectations and norms. Using standard econometric techniques, parental gender stereotypes are shown to strongly decrease student wellbeing in China. Students are strongly more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014090475
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Scale, Diversity, and Determinants of Labour Migration in Europe
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
While global migration is increasing, internal EU migration flows have remained low. This paper contributes to a better … understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings … including the recent Eastern enlargements. The determinants of migration before and after the 2004 enlargement and in the EU15 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822057
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Migration and Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives for the Research Infrastructure
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences …, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use …. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration trajectories. To alleviate these difficulties, we suggest: (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822284
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Migration in an Enlarged EU: A Challenging Solution?
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as … analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822758
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Labor Mobility and the Integration of European Labor Markets
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
to mobility is in promoting the integration of international workers in the European migration process, which can be … strengthened through circular migration. The European “blue card” initiative and the opening of labor markets to foreign graduates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822958
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Is Child Like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin
Gang, Ira N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 1999
The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005839073
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Pitfalls of Immigrant Inclusion into the European Welfare State
Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myunghee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper's main purpose is to gauge immigrants' demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. The data from an online primary survey of experts from organizations working on immigrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416937
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Migration and Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives for the Research Infrastructure
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD), … - 2008
International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences …, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use …. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration trajectories. To alleviate these difficulties, we suggest: (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678577