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Migration and the Wage Curve : A Structural Approach to Measure the Wage and Employment Effects of Migration
Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Based on a wage curve approach we examine the labor market effects of migration in Germany. The wage curve relies on … wage and employment effects of migration simultaneously in a general equilibrium framework. For the empirical analysis we … vocational degree. The wage and employment effects of migration are moderate... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860260
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A Gendered Assessment of the Brain Drain
Docquier, Frédéric; Lowell, B. Lindsay; Marfouk, Abdeslam - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper updates and extends the Docquier-Marfouk data set on international migration byeducational attainment. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861086
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Migrant Networks, Migrant Selection,and High School Graduation in Mexico
Miranda, Alfonso - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper examines whether family and community migration experience affect theprobability of high school graduation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861188
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Unemployment, Technology and the Welfare Effects of Immigration
Kemnitz, Alexander - University <Mannheim> / Department of Economics - 2003
This paper explores the effects of high and low skilled immigration to a hostcountry with unionized low skilled labor and an unemployment insurancescheme. It is shown that the consequences for the labor market and the welfareof natives depend crucially on the host country's production structure....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005853730
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Do High-Skill Immigrants Raise Productivity? Evidence from Israeli Manufacturing Firms, 1990-1999
Paserman, Daniele - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
During the second part of the 1990s, the Israeli economy experienced a surge in labor productivity and total factor productivity, which was driven primarily by the manufacturing sector. This surge in productivity coincided with the full absorption and integration into the workforce of highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859546
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Does Immigration Raise Natives` Income? National and Regional Evidence from Spain
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Rica, Sara de la - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
How immigration affects the labor market of the host country is a topic of major concern for many immigrant-receiving nations. Spain is no exception following the rapid increase in immigrant flows experienced over the past decade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859694
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Brain Drain and its Determinant : A Major Issue for Small States
Beine, Michel; Docquier, Frédéric; Schiff, Maurice - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper examines the relationship between the brain drain and country size, as well as the extent of small states overall loss of human capital. We find that small states are the main losers because they i) lose a larger proportion of their skilled labor force and ii) exhibit stronger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860424
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Brain Drain and Productivity Growth: Are Small States Different?
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper examines the impact of North-South trade-related technology diffusion on TFP growth in small and large states in the South. The main findings are: i) TFP growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion, with education, and with the interaction between the two, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860488
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Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration
Constant, Amelie F.; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslavimmigrants in Germany differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using theGerman Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration and ethnicityindicators exert on the probability to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860495
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The Effects of Naturalization on Immigrants` Employment Probability (France, 1968–-1999)
Fougère, Denis; Safi, Mirna - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Naturalization is usually regarded as an important sign of civic and political integration amongst immigrants, but it can also be seen as a factor of their economic integration. The aim of this study is to analyze the naturalization phenomenon in France and examine its link with the immigrants`...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860598