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International migration is an expensive form of investment, that only households relatively better off can afford …. However poorer households have the higher incentive to migrate. Migration decision is conditional on the entry cost, expected … returns and risks of migration. This paper, using data from Mexican rural and urban areas, examines the relation between …
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We study the influence of social networks on labor market transitions. We develop the first model where social ties and job status coevolve through time. Our key assumption is that the probability of formation of a new tie is greater between two employed individuals than between an employed and...
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We study the influence of social networks on labor market transitions. We develop the first model where social ties and job status coevolve through time. Our key assumption is that the probability of formation of a new tie is greater between two employed individuals than between an employed and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319157
for the integrated matching equilibrium; talent 'migration' (cross-market hiring), value-creation, and compensation are … endogenously determined. We also identify conditions where i) migration at all talent-ranks is increasing then decreasing in market …
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The aim of this paper is to present a review of the theoretical and empirical literature about the effects of trade liberalization on the labor markets of developing countries. We discuss models which seek to explain the empirical finding that openness has increased the wage inequality in...
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The aim of this paper is to present a review of the theoretical and empirical literature about the effects of trade liberalization on the labor markets of developing countries. We discuss models which seek to explain the empirical finding that openness has increased the wage inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014124783
In many economies, domestic migration has been one of the primary forces animating economic modernization. In other … migration has largely run its course in the industrialized countries, it will still exert a dramatic influence on the economic … incorporating migration into a dynamic general equilibrium model. The model is then used to appraise the role migration might play …
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Social engineering refers to deliberate attempts, often under the form of legislative moves, to promote changes in customs and norms that hurt the interests of marginalized population groups. This paper explores the analytical conditions under which social engineering is more or less likely to...
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There is a surprising gap in the economic literature on social capital. First, we lack studies addressing the effects of social capital on those facets of development that can contribute in making growth more sustainable in the long run, like, for example, human development and social cohesion....
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Social capital is a broad term containing the social networks and norms that generate shared understandings, trust and reciprocity, which underpin cooperation and collective action for mutual benefits, and creates the base for economic prosperity. This study deals with the formation of social...
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