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We study the political effects of mass emigration to the United States in the 19th century using data from Sweden. To instrument for total emigration over several decades, we exploit severe local frost shocks that sparked an initial wave of emigration, interacted with within-country travel...
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in their effective hours of labor when they move to the United States; (iii) migration reduces inequality, more …
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Die internationale Migrationspolitik ist in Bewegung geraten. Die Europäische Kommission will mit der Einführung einer "Bluecard" die Zuwanderung von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften nach Europa erleichtern. Damit will sie angesichts des sich langfristig noch verstärkenden Fachkräftemangels in...
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with that of migration and addresses this gap by developing a theory of a growing phenomenon: the transnational social …
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the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …
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different destination countries. Focusing on migration between the four countries in our data set, we find that migration within …
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For a long time, migration has been subject to intensive economic research. Nevertheless, empirical evidence regarding … the determinants of migration still appears to be incomplete. In this paper, we analyze the effects of socio-economic and … and unemployment benefits have positive effects on migration. Also good education and health systems tend to attract …
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Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we investigate the impact of health on domestic migration within …
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Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe … Ecuadorian migrants: the US and Spain. First, we provide a careful description of the main characteristics of migration flows … countries, and attempt to reconcile the features of migration flows with our predictions for earnings by destination. We find …
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attitudes survey. Recognizing that African American migration may actually spawn hate crimes against them, I use a control …
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