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Wage and employment effects of immigration to Germany : evidence from a skill group approach
Bonin, Holger (contributor) - 2005
immigrant labor supply shock on native competitors. -- labor market effects of immigration ; skill groups ; wage elasticity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300726
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Immigrants and entrepreneurship : business ownership is higher among immigrants, but promoting self-employment is unlikely to improve outcomes for less skilled immigrants
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2014
countries have established special visas and entry requirements to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Research supports some of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420344
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Skill mismatches in the EU : immigrants vs. natives
Nieto, Sandra; Matano, Alessia; Ramos, Raúl - 2013
The objective of this paper is to analyse and explain the factors behind the observed differences in skill mismatches (vertical and horizontal) between natives and immigrants in EU countries. Using microdata from the 2007 wave of the Adult Education Survey (AES), different probit models are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010204506
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The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital
Sharaf, Mesbah - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-18
The quality dimension of immigrant human capital has received little attention in the economic assimilation literature … virtually eliminates native-immigrant gaps in returns to schooling and the incidence of over-education. The quality of human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786216
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Computer skills, destination language proficiency and the earnings of natives and immigrants
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor);  … - 2005
, a finding that has implications for immigrant settlement policies. -- computers ; internet ; immigrants ; language …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003115142
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The Labor Market Effects of English Language Proficiency : Communication Skills and the Occupational Choice of Childhood Immigrants to the United States
Hlavac, Marek - 2013
I examine the effect of English language proficiency on the occupational choices of childhood immigrants into the United States. In particular, I focus on the annual earnings and skills composition associated with immigrants' chosen occupations. Following Bleakley and Chin (2004; 2010), I use an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072219
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Skill Mismatches in the EU : Immigrants vs. Natives
Nieto, Sandra - 2013
The objective of this paper is to analyse and explain the factors behind the observed differences in skill mismatches (vertical and horizontal) between natives and immigrants in EU countries. Using microdata from the 2007 wave of the Adult Education Survey (AES), different probit models are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073509
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Wage, Literacy, and Numeracy Skills Inequality : Do Immigration Admission Categories Matter?
Mueller, Richard - 2020
of this research is disaggregating the sample into seven distinct immigrant groups (based on admission class) and second … and third-generation Canadians. Our results show that no immigrant group performs as well on literacy and numeracy tests …, our metric for success in the labour market. Of the immigrant subgroups, economic immigrants tend to have the highest test …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012835587
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Wage and Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany : Evidence from a Skill Group Approach
Bonin, Holger - 2005
immigrant labor supply shock on native competitors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012784046
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The Performance of Immigrants in the German Labor Market
Beyer, Robert - 2017
immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960069