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coincided with the greatest waves of European migration (1880, 1910) in order to uncover the settlement patterns of migrants of … determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development … difference for long-term economic development whatsoever. This holds for the first and second wave of migration. Hence being …
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determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010639250
coincided with the greatest waves of European migration (1880, 1910) in order to uncover the settlement patterns of migrants of … determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development … difference for long-term economic development whatsoever. This holds for the first and second wave of migration. Hence being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132155
determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084099
selection and the importance of migrant selection to labor force quality. Chapter 2 quantifies non-pecuniary migration costs … that are incurred due to selective migration along cultural traits. Chapter 3 discusses whether early performance …
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determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559815
Areas surrounding colleges and universities are often able to build their local stock of human capital by retaining recent graduates in the area after they finish their education. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as college towns and investigates differences in employment...
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The stock of human capital in an area is important for regional economic growth and development. However, highly educated workers are often quite mobile, and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the state if the college graduates leave the state after...
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The stock of human capital in an area is important for regional economic growth and development. However, highly educated workers are often quite mobile and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the state if the college graduates leave the state after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010461780
This article is devoted to an investigation of the forms of human capital that characterize cities at different levels of the US urban hierarchy. Basic data on human capital are drawn from the O*Net information system. A first analytical exercise shows that for the USA as a whole, occupations...
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