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What are migration networks?
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
-village-specific variables on migrants' location choice. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339098
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What are migration networks?
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
-village-specific variables on migrants' location choice. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576995
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Migration networks and location decisions : evidence from U.S. mass migration
Stuart, Bryan A.; Taylor, Evan J. - 2019
county, then 1.9 additional black migrants made the same move on average. For white migrants from the Great Plains, the … average is only 0.4. Networks were particularly important in connecting black migrants with attractive employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012127192
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Herd effects or migration networks? : the location choice of Mexican immigrants in the US
Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor); Epstein, Gil S. (contributor) - 2002
the theory by presenting a framework encompassing both network and herd effects, and by delineating various types of … on the migrant?s decision of where to migrate. Moreover, the significance and size of the effects vary according to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009520494
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Enclaves, language and the location choice of migrants
Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412790
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Immigrating into a recession : evidence from family migrants to the U.S.
Barsbai, Toman; Steinmayr, Andreas; Winter, Christoph - 2022
We analyze how economic conditions at the time of arrival affect the economic integration of family-sponsored migrants … result of substantial occupational downgrading, lower hourly wages, and a reduction in working hours. Family migrants who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012794327
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Bound by Ancestors : Immigration, Credit Frictions, and Global Supply Chain Formation
Choi, Jaerim; Hyun, Jay; Park, Ziho - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper shows that the ancestry composition shaped by century-long immigration to the US can explain the current structure of global supply chain networks. Using an instrumental variable strategy, combined with a novel dataset that links firm-to-firm global supply chain information with a US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250174
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Bound by Ancestors : Immigration, Credit Frictions, and Global Supply Chain Formation
Choi, Jaerim; Hyun, Jay; Park, Ziho - 2022
This paper shows that the ancestry composition shaped by century-long immigration to the US can explain the current structure of global supply chain networks. Using an instrumental variable strategy, combined with a novel dataset that links firm-to-firm global supply chain information with a US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014030480
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On the macroeconomic effects of immigration : a VAR analysis for the US
Weiske, Sebastian - 2019
This paper estimates the quarterly flow of migrants to the US working age population using data based on the Current … consistent with standard growth theory. Investment increases, while real wages fall in the short run. Overall, immigration has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980497
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The impact of migration on family left behind : estimation in presence of intra-household selection of migrants
Murard, Elie - 2019
This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as to whether or not send a migrant. Yet, the subsequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974338