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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?

Bell, Brian - 2014

often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but … legalizing the status of immigrants has beneficial effects on crime rates. Crucially, the evidence points to substantial …

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Migration and Social Regionalism : Labour Migration as an Unintended Consequence of Globalization in Mexico, 1980-2000

Thomas, Chantal - 2014

Increased labor migration from Mexico to the United States between 1980 and 2000 stemmed in large part from macroeconomic policy reforms, implemented at the domestic and international levels, that we now associate with economic "globalization." These reforms were ushered in by the era of "deep...

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The labor market impact of mobility restrictions : evidence from the West Bank

Calì, Massimiliano; Miaari, Sami H. - 2013

Using data on Israeli closures inside the West Bank, we provide novel evidence on the labor market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. To identify the effects we exploit the fact that the placement of physical barriers by Israel was exogenous to local labor market conditions....

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Labour migration from the eastern partnership countries : evolution and policy options for better outcomes

Barbone, Luca; Bonch-Osmolovsky, Mikhail; Lücke, Matthias - 2013

This study is part of the project entitled "Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries" for the European Commission1. The study was written by Luca Barbone (CASE) Mikhail Bonch- Osmolovskiy (CASE) and Matthias Luecke (Kiel). It is based on the six...

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries : country report: Ukraine

Coupé, Tom; Vakhitova, Hannah - 2013

Ukraine is a migration-intensive country, with an estimated 1.5-2 million labour migrants (about 5% of the working-age population). Slightly over a half of these migrants travel for work to the EU. This study discusses the impact of this large pool of migrants on both the sending and receiving...

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries : country report: Belarus

Čubrik, Aleksandr; Kazlou, Alaksei - 2013

Labour migration does not appear to have the same magnitude and socio-economic importance in Belarus as in other EaP countries. It is one of the few post-socialist economies that have preserved the dominance of the state sector and built complicated systems of subsidisation and economic support...

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries : country report: Azerbaijan

Allahveranov, Azer; Huseynov, Emin - 2013

This Report is one of the six studies in the first phase of the EU project on the "Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries". It aims at providing an informed view of the potential for increased migration flows and their consequences as a...

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries : country report: Armenia

Makaryan, Gagik; Galstyan, Mihran - 2013

The purpose of this study is to explore and assess the costs and benefits of labour migration in Armenia and the potential of migration for contributing to the country's development. We also examine how policy can be effectively formulated and implemented so that Armenia can get the most out of...

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How far away is a single European labor market?

Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014

A Single European Labor Market, particularly involving the free movement of workers within Europe, has been a goal of the European community since the 1950s. Whereas it may entail opportunities and drawbacks alike, the benefits - such as greater economic welfare for most citizens - are supposed...

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Skilled Labor Mobility and Firm Value : Evidence from Green Card Allocations

Shen, Mo - 2021

This paper studies how the labor market frictions of skilled workers affect corporate valuation. The analysis features immigrant workers’ mobility constraints imposed by the U.S. green card application process and exploits exogenous variations caused by imperfections in the current immigration...

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