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of reference, we find empirical support for this mechanism to be present. -- Migration ; Ethnic Identity ; Ethnosizer … survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that … ; Germany ; Unemployment ; Job Search ; Reservation Wages …
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This paper investigates the role that pre-immigration skills play in immigrants job-finding processes in Germany. We first show theoretically that the job-finding rate for the high-skilled varies depending on their search strategy: if they are prepared to look for both unskilled as well as...
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. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …
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Migration is often temporary, and the intended length of stay in the host country is an important determinant of …' labor market behavior, we show that immigrants who enter unemployment when a terrorist event hits their home country are 1 ….8 percentage points more likely to be employed within three months than immigrants who enter unemployment in quiet times. Among …
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This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...
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monthly transitions among employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation. Immigrants are found to be first fired and first … hired over the business cycle, and the aggregate unemployment gap is caused by immigrants’ higher rates in the unemployment …
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Recently migration patterns in the euro area changed markedly in response to increasing unemployment disparities. This … business-cycle related fluctuations in net migration flows and the crucial role of unemployment and vacancies in shaping …-cycle migration. In this model unemployment arises from search and matching frictions. We endogenize migration via the unemployed …
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unemployment, and interregional labour migration. The RHOMOLO model is parameterised by estimating the key structural parameters … assess the impact on regional labour markets. Our results confirm that wages and unemployment are by far the most important … channels of adjustment to macro-economic and policy shocks in the EU. In contrast, labour migration plays a secondary role in …
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Does experiencing internal migration hasten the access to the labour market? This paper provides an answer by studying …-to-work transition), although effects vary considerably according to the area of origin and destination and the reasons for migration …
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. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could …
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