It is difficult to determine whether ghettos are good or bad, partly because racial segregation may have some effects that are unobservable. To overcome this challenge, we present a migration choice model that allows for estimating the overall effects of racial segregation. The key idea...

We analyze the effects of foreign nurse immigration on the occupational choice of natives and the quality of native entrants into the nursing sector. Using an empirical strategy that exploits large geographical differences in the distribution of foreign nurses across US states, we find that, in...

This study investigated whether economic motivations are a key factor in international migration decisions. Applying the selectivity-corrected expected income for migrants and stayers, the difference in expected income for an individual in origin and destination countries was analyzed. This...

Zwei Entwicklungen werden untersucht: die makroökonomischen Auswirkungen, wenn die US-Regierung Israel eine 10 Mrd. Kreditgarantie gewährt; die Auswirkungen der gleichzeitig stattfindenden Einwanderungsbewegung aus den GUS-Staaten auf das Wirtschaftswachstum. Die amerikanischen Kreditgarantien...