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Estimating immigrant earnings profiles when migrations are temporary

Dustmann, Christian; Görlach, Joseph-Simon - 2016

The assumption that all migrations are permanent, which pervaded the early microdata-based research on immigrant career profiles, is not supported by the empirical evidence. Rather, many - if not most - migrations appear to be temporary. In this paper, therefore, we illustrate the estimation...

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Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

Åslund, Olof; Engdahl, Mattias - 2016

We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present...

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Do E-Verify mandates improve labor market outcomes of low-skilled native and legal immigrant workers?

Bohn, Sarah; Lofstrom, Magnus; Raphael, Steven - 2015

We examine the impact of state level legislation against the hiring of unauthorized immigrants on employment opportunities among competing low-skilled workers. Our focus is on the role of E-Verify mandates and specifically, we test for effects of the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) on...

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How do E-Verify mandates affect unauthorized immigrant workers?

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2014

A number of states have adopted laws that require employers to use the federal government's E-Verify program to check workers' eligibility to work legally in the United States. Using data from the Current Population Survey, this study examines whether such laws affect labor market outcomes among...

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The impact of temporary protected status on immigrants' labor market outcomes

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2014

The United States currently provides Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more than 300,000 immigrants from selected countries. TPS is typically granted if dangerous conditions prevail in the home country due to armed conflict or a natural disaster. Individuals with TPS cannot be deported and are...

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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: National Institute economic review (2005) 194, pp. 94-105

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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2005

benefit from a substantive immigration policy that imposes selection criteria that are more in line with economic needs, the … substantial immigration into the European Union follows largely non-economic motives. This paper discusses the economic rationale … of a selective immigration policy and provides empirical evidence about the adverse effects of current selection …

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Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy : A European Perspective

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2021

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Citizenship and integration

Gathmann, Christina; Garbers, Julio - 2022

Several European countries have reformed their citizenship policies over the past decades. There is much to learn from their experience of how citizenship works; for whom it works; and what rules and policies matter for integration. The article surveys recent quasi-experimental evidence and...

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Immigration and electoral outcomes : evidence from the 2015 refugee inflow to Germany

Bredtmann, Julia - 2022

This paper investigates the effects of local exposure to refugees on electoral outcomes in the 2016 state election in Germany. Based on quasi-random variation in the allocation of refugees across municipalities and unique data on refugee populations and their type of accommodation, I find that...

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