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local wages with household data for the US in 1990 and discover the city density is much stronger in explaining local premia … commodity bundle. The cities population, land rent and footprint expand and its density rises. We test for an amenity effect in …
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local wages with household data for the US in 1990 and discover the city density is much stronger in explaining local premia … amenities ; Density ; Wages … commodity bundle. The cities population, land rent and footprint expand and its density rises. We test for an amenity effect in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003780894
have played a role in preventing dynamic areas expanding, and when they do expand it can be through low-density housing …
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Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...
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prior estimates by including ripple effects beyond the wages earned or taxes paid directly by migrants. The sharp reduction …
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An influential strand of research has tested for the effects of immigration on natives' wages and employment using …
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areas have had no effect on the relative wages of very low-skill (high school dropouts). Rather, Mexican workers do affect … relative wages for high school graduates. Whereas Card and Lewis' study uses variations across geographies, this paper … relationship between the composition of Mexican immigrants across occupations/industries and average wages in the occupations …
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This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women's behavior in the United States-looking both over time with immigrants' residence in the United States and across immigrant generations. It focuses particularly on labor supply...
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Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989, this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. I find that the sizable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from intergenerational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262582
, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …
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