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In most western societies, marital fertility began to decline in the nineteenth century. But in Ireland, fertility in marriage remained stubbornly high into the twentieth century. Explanations of this focus on the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Irish society. These arguments are often...
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In most western societies, marital fertility began to decline in the nineteenth century. But in Ireland, fertility in marriage remained stubbornly high into the twentieth century. Explanations of Ireland's late entry to the fertility transition focus on the influence of the Roman Catholic Church...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369158
1998 as well as the inter-temporal fiscal impact of immigration to Austria. Immigrants affect inter-temporal fiscal balance …. The overall fiscal effect of immigration is found positive, under the assumption that the age and fiscal characteristics … payments during working age. However, immigration is not likely to achieve inter-temporal fiscal balance, even if immigration …
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that pointed out that poverty and indebtedness were push factor for both emigration and immigration while higher income in … the destination countries was the pull factor. The study further found that both of emigration and immigration were …
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that pointed out that poverty and indebtedness were push factor for both emigration and immigration while higher income in … the destination countries was the pull factor. The study further found that both of emigration and immigration were …
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This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for … immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native …-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration in the form of lower consumer prices, higher employer profits, and …
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This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to study labor market assimilation of self-employed immigrants. Separate earnings functions for the self-employed and wage/salary workers are estimated. To control for endogenous sorting into the sectors, models of the self-employment...
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Census data for 1990/91 indicate that Australian and Canadian immigrants have higher levels of English fluency, education, and income (relative to natives) than do U.S. immigrants. This skill deficit for U.S. immigrants arises primarily because the United States receives a much larger share of...
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lower rates of involvement in criminal activity than natives. The earliest studies of immigration and crime conducted at the …
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