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Does a lower (higher) labour force participation rate imply greater (lower) income tax evasion? : an exploratory empirical inquiry for the U.S.
Cebula, Richard J. - In: Applied economics letters 26 (2019) 5, pp. 429-432
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012204246
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Immigration policy and less-skilled workers in the United States : reflections on future directions for reform
Holzer, Harry J. - 2011
This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for … immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native …-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration in the form of lower consumer prices, higher employer profits, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008841667
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Please call me John : name choice and the assimilation of immigrants in the United States, 1900 - 1930
Carneiro, Pedro; Lee, Sokbae; Reis, Hugo - 2015
The vast majority of immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century adopted first names that were common among natives. The rate of adoption of an American name increases with time in the US, although most immigrants adopt an American name within the first year of arrival....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283642
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On estimating the effects of immigrant legalization : do US agricultural workers really benefit?
Sampaio, Breno; Sampaio, Gustavo Ramos; Sampaio, Yony - In: American journal of agricultural economics 95 (2013) 4, pp. 932-948
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Education and self-employment : South Asian immigrants in the US labor market
Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal; Roy, Sanjukta - 2014
immigration in the United States (using IPUMS Data), which the related literature has clearly neglected thus far despite long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350863
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Please call me John : name choice and the assimilation of immigrants in the United States, 1900-1930
Carneiro, Pedro; Lee, Sokbae; Reis, Hugo - 2016
The vast majority of immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century adopted first names that were common among natives. The rate of adoption of an American name increases with time in the US, although most immigrants adopt an American name within the first year of arrival....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454305
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Do foreigners crowd natives out of STEM degrees and occupations? : evidence from the U.S. immigration act of 1990
Ransom, Tyler; Winters, John V. - 2016
This paper examines effects of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990 on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and … STEM flows. We find that the Immigration Act changed natives' skill investment and utilization in three ways: (1) it pushed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458960
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Please call me John : name choice and the assimilation of immigrants in the United States, 1900-1930
Carneiro, Pedro; Lee, Sokbae; Reis, Hugo - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484085
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Should the US continue its family-friendly immigration policy?
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Regets, Mark C. - 2014
accompanied by new restrictions on family-based immigration. Moreover, it is misleading to think that only employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398751
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Revisiting the labor demand curve : the wage effects of immigration and women's entry into the US labor force, 1960 - 2010
De Brauw, Alan; Russell, Joseph R. D. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010460885