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. The gains from citizenship are particularly apparent among immigrants from poorer countries. A key policy question is …
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earnings and more stable jobs. Gains are particularly large for immigrants from poorer countries. Moreover, citizenship …
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This paper explores the impact of the 2007 European Union enlargement on the consumption behavior of immigrant households. Using data from a unique Italian survey and a difference-in-differences approach, we find that the enlargement induced a significant consumption increase for the immigrant...
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The self-response rate is a key driver of the cost and quality of a census. The addition of a citizenship question to … the 2020 Census could affect the self-response rate. We predict the effect of the addition of a citizenship question on … self-response by comparing mail response rates in the 2010 Census, which did not have a citizenship question, and the 2010 …
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This paper explores the impact of the 2007 EU enlargement on the consumption behavior of immigrant households. Using data from a unique Italian survey and a diff-in-diff approach, we find that the enlargement induced a consumption increase for immigrants from new member states. This effect...
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We empirically assess the relationship between cultural assimilation and subjective well-being of immigrants by using …
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The cultural assimilation of immigrants into the host society is often equated with prospects for economic success …, with religion seen as a potential barrier. We investigate the role of ethnic enclaves and churches for the assimilation of …. The former sought the preservation of Danish culture and tradition, while the latter encouraged assimilation. We use data …
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Most previously used measures of immigrant labor market assimilation will be biased if there is non-random emigration … of immigrants. We use longitudinal data on immigration to Sweden 1970-1990 to examine the extent and pattern of immigrant … emigration and its consequences for measures of assimilation. Large fractions of the immigrants leave the host country shortly …
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We empirically analyze the impact of immigration to the U.S. on the share of votes to the Republicans and Democrats … average across election types, immigration to the U.S. has a significant and negative impact on the Republican vote share … House – works through two main channels. The impact of immigration on Republican votes in the House is negative when the …
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The assumption that all migrations are permanent, which pervaded the early microdata-based research on immigrant career profiles, is not supported by the empirical evidence. Rather, many - if not most - migrations appear to be temporary. In this paper, therefore, we illustrate the estimation...
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