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Consequences of immigrating during a recession : evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
Mask, Joshua - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/21, pp. 1-31
Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for...
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On the macroeconomic effects of immigration : a VAR analysis for the US
Weiske, Sebastian - 2019
Population Survey (CPS). The dynamic responses to immigration shocks are estimated in a vector autoregression. Immigration shocks …, as well as technology shocks are identified through long-run restrictions. The responses to immigration shocks are … consistent with standard growth theory. Investment increases, while real wages fall in the short run. Overall, immigration has …
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Nativism and the end of the mass migration of the 1840s and 1850s
Cohn, Raymond L. - In: The journal of economic history 60 (2000) 2, pp. 361-383
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The effect of macroeconomic fluctuations on the inflows and outflows of migrants in Spain
Lacuesta, Aitor; Puente, Sergio - Banco de España - 2010
This essay analyzes the impact of economic fluctuations on migration flows. To do so, the determinants of the inflows and outflows of migrants have been estimated. We find significant evidence on the effect that the macroeconomic fluctuations on the short run has on both flows, although the...
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Labor market integration of new immigrants in Spain
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Nollenberger, Natalia - 2014
. The findings suggest that for many workers, finding middle-skilled work alone isn't enough, and integration policies could …
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Labor market integration of new immigrants in Spain
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Nollenberger, Natalia - In: IZA journal of labor policy 5 (2016) 4, pp. 1-15
alone isn't enough. Hence, integration policies could aim to help workers transition from the secondary to the primary labor …
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Lee-Carter and the macroeconomy
Hanewald, Katja - 2009
Using data for six OECD countries, this paper studies the effect of macroeconomic conditions on the mortality index kt in the well-known Lee-Carter model. Significant correlations are found with real GDP growth rates in Australia, Canada, and the United States, and with unemployment rate changes...
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The young, the old, and the restless : demographics and business cycle volatility
Jaimovich, Nir; Siu, Henry E. - In: The American economic review 99 (2009) 3, pp. 804-826
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Young people and the Great Recession
Bell, David N. F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2011
This article reviews the effects of the Great Recession on youth labour markets. We argue that young people aged 16-24 have suffered disproportionately during the recession. Using the USA and UK as case studies, we analyse youth unemployment using microdata. We argue that there is convincing...
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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women
Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24
Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic crisis. These studies are based on research designs that do not allow for excluding that the observed association is driven by confounders. The aim of the present paper is to...
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