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Ethnic drift and white flight : a gravity model of neighborhood formation
Bakens, Jessie; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Mulder, Peter - 2016
Ethnicity has become an increasingly important factor in neighborhood formation in many developed economies. We specify a gravity model for neighborhoods to assess the role of ethnicity in intra-urban residential relocations. Migration patterns of different ethnic groups are hypothesized to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523545
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Which factors explain the rising ethnic heterogeneity in Italy? : an empirical analysis at province level
Cattaneo, Cristina - 2014
The paper investigates the determinants of ethnic heterogeneity of the Italian provinces. Among other factors, the paper tests empirically whether gradual improvements in distant communication boost the generation of ethnically heterogeneous provinces. Consequently to easier communication,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336545
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The cliometrics of international migration : a survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2010
This is a survey of some of the key studies in the literature on international migration in history that may be described as cliometric. This literature uses the concepts and approaches of applied economics to investigate a range of historical issues and there are strong parallels with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959313
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Australian Immigration Archives as Sources for Business and Economic History
Morgan, Stephen L. - 2019
, focused on those related to Chinese immigrants before the World War II and Southern Europeans immigrants after 1945. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746456
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The Cliometrics of International Migration : A Survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2010
This is a survey of some of the key studies in the literature on international migration in history that may be described as cliometric. This literature uses the concepts and approaches of applied economics to investigate a range of historical issues and there are strong parallels with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144380
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The Parent and Grandparent Immigration Program in Canada : Costs and Proposed Changes
Grady, Patrick - 2012
the large subsidy from Canadian taxpayers to the parents and grandparents of immigrants admitted to Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014173054
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Wages, productivity, and work intensity in the great depression
Darby, Julia; Hart, Robert A. - 2002
We show that U.S. manufacturing wages during the Great Depression were importantly determined by forces on firms' intensive margins. Short-run changes in work intensity and the longer-term goal of restoring full potential productivity combined to influence real wage growth. By contrast, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412413
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Wages, Productivity, and Work Intensity in the Great Depression
Darby, Julia; Hart, Robert A. - 2021
We show that U.S. manufacturing wages during the Great Depression were importantly determined by forces on firms' intensive margins. Short-run changes in work intensity and the longer-term goal of restoring full potential productivity combined to influence real wage growth. By contrast, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320460
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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant earnings growth
Warman, Casey - 2006
The impact of living in an ethnic enclave on earnings growth of immigrants in Canada is examined using the 1981 …-2001 Censuses. Consistent with U.S. findings, enclaves are found to have a negative impact on the earnings growth of male immigrants …. A negative impact is also found for female immigrants. Living in an enclave was found to be particularly harmful for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009678066
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The Output Gap between Canada and the United States : The Role of Productivity (1994-2002)
Baldwin, John R.; Wong, Fanny; Maynard, Jean-Pierre - 2009
Comparisons of Canada’s economy to that of the United States are done for several purposes. On the one hand, analysts are interested in whether there is an output gap between the two countries — whether Canada is as well off as the United States in terms of the quantities of goods and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206730