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This paper uses a gravity model of migration to analyze how income differentials affect the flow of immigrants into U ….S. states using annual data from the American Community Survey. We add to existing literature by decomposing income … determinants of immigration. Models that include observations with zero flow values find that recent male immigrants respond to …
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Immigrant populations may either be pulled into self-employment by the lure of high wages relative to wage and salary work, or they may be pushed into self-employment as a survival mechanism in the face of unemployment. Research that focuses on Mexican immigrant self-employment in the United...
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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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This paper uses a gravity model of migration to analyze how income differentials affect the flow of immigrants into U ….S. states using annual data from the American Community Survey. We add to existing literature by decomposing income … determinants of immigration. Models that include observations with zero flow values find that recent male immigrants respond to …
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