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. We then try to get at the causal effect of the age at immigration by estimating a model in which child rank is explained … 10, the relation between age at immigration and income is flat, but starting at age 11, each year is associated with 3 …
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for enlarged-EU migrants after 2007, in relation to other migrants and natives. After investigating the effects of …
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This article sheds new light on the portability of human capital. We estimate the returns to source country experiences, viz., general, occupation-specific, and task-specific experiences, using data from the New Immigrant Survey (NIS), conducted in 2003. While the "returns to general experience"...
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This paper estimates the returns to English-speaking fluency on the socioeconomic outcomes of childhood immigrants. We further investigate whether Muslim childhood immigrants face additional hurdles in economic and social integration into the host country. Motivated by the critical age...
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We examine the ability of immigrants to transfer the occupational human capital they acquired prior to immigration. We … less intently on manual skills. Following immigration, they find initial employment in occupations that require the …
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This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing … discuss the disadvantage of immigrants and their children relative to natives. We show that immigrants - in particular those … from non-EU countries - are severely disadvantaged in most countries, even if we compare them to natives with the same …
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This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing … discuss the disadvantage of immigrants and their children relative to natives. We show that immigrants - in particular those … from non-EU countries - are severely disadvantaged in most countries, even if we compare them to natives with the same …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009529271
inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants …, and the impact of immigration on the wages and employment opportunities of native workers. We show that low …, this is not the case. Finally, we survey the pertinent academic literature and conclude that, on the whole, immigration to …
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natives and other migrants, they are less likely to work than natives and other migrants upon arrival to Spain. Using data …
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This paper assesses how new immigrants to Spain fare in the country's labor market, evaluating the conditions under which they are able to find employment, and their progress out of unskilled work into middle-skilled jobs. Using Spanish Labor Force Survey data from 2000 through 2011, we find...
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