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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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We analyze how economic conditions at the time of arrival affect the economic integration of family-sponsored migrants … in the U.S. Our identification strategy exploits long waiting times for family-sponsored immigration visas that decouple … result of substantial occupational downgrading, lower hourly wages, and a reduction in working hours. Family migrants who …
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This paper estimates the quarterly flow of migrants to the US working age population using data based on the Current … 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 …
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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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Immigrants' employment status has worsened during the Great Recession in Spain. How much of this worsening is due to the recession, and how much to a composition effect? Using Spanish Labor Force Survey data from 2000 through 2011, we compare the employment trajectories of different cohorts of...
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In this paper, we analyse differences in the cyclical pattern of employment and wages of immigrants and natives for two large immigrant receiving countries, Germany and the UK. We show that, despite large differences in their immigrant populations, there are similar and significant differences...
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Immigration to Germany has increased significantly since 2011, primarily due to the immigration of citizens from other … immigration barriers and the good economic situation on the German labor market compared to other European countries. Model … without EU immigration. However, structural barriers to immigration remain. Additionally, due to economic recovery and …
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This paper estimates the quarterly flow of migrants to the US working age population using data based on the Current … 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267700