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General equilibrium effects of immigration in Germany : search and matching approach
Iftikhar, Zainab; Zaharieva, Anna - 2016
of recent immigration. Our model has two production sectors (manufacturing and services), two skill groups and two ethnic …, especially in the high skill segment. Our results show that recent immigration to Germany, including refugees, has a moderate … negative effect on the welfare of low skill workers in manufacturing (-0.6%), but all other worker groups are gaining from …
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General equilibrium effects of immigration in Germany : search and matching approach
Iftikhar, Z.; Zaharieva, Anna - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011702131
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Short-term training programs for immigrants in the German welfare system : do effects differ from natives and why?
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas; Aldashev, Alisher - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-20
German welfare system and identify differences in the effects determined by unobservable factors. Based on comprehensive and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010224802
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Returns to citizenship? : Evidence from Germany's recent immigration reforms
Gathmann, Christina; Keller, Nicolas - 2014
major immigration reforms in Germany, a country with a relatively weak record of immigrant assimilation. For identification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337417
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General equilibrium effects of immigration in Germany : search and matching approach
Iftikhar, Zainab; Zaharieva, Anna - In: Review of economic dynamics 31 (2019), pp. 245-276
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229426
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Pension Policy Literacy and Retirement Expectations: A Cross-Country Survey Experiment
Radl, Jonas; Fernández, Juan J - In: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 77 (2022) 4, pp. 739-749
[OBJECTIVES:] This study reports the findings of the first cross-national survey experiment on the effects of information on the expected retirement age. Given the drawbacks of unrealistic retirement expectations, the study examines the impacts of nonpartisan information about future demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013357151
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Does immigration weaken natives' support for the welfare state? : evidence from Germany
Stichnoth, Holger - 2010
Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824272
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Immigrants and unemployment in the European Community : from the eyes of natives
Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002 - November 1999 (revised: May 2002)
This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313919
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Life satisfaction of immigrants : does cultural assimilation matter?
Angelini, Viola; Casi, Laura; Corazzini, Luca - 2014
We empirically assess the relationship between cultural assimilation and subjective well-being of immigrants by using the German Socio-Economic Panel, a longitudinal dataset including information on both the economic and non-economic conditions of the respondents. We find that the more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010355330
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Patterns of welfare dependence before and after a reform : evidence from first generation immigrants and natives in Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Wunder, Christoph - In: The review of income and wealth : journal of the … 59 (2013) 3, pp. 437-459
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010195576