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Immigrants and the U.S. wage distribution
Yasenov, Vasil I. - 2020
A large body of literature estimates the relative wage impacts of immigration on low- and high-skill natives, but it is …-form quantile treatment effects by constructing a ceteris paribus counterfactual wage distribution with lower immigration levels …
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Consequences of immigrating during a recession : evidence from the US Refugee Resettlement program
Mask, Joshua - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/21, pp. 1-31
Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not favorable. However, identification is possible for...
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Immigration and entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2015
is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010506325
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Microeconometric analyses on economic consequences of selective migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
decades, it is important to know both how migrants integrate into the destination countries and how immigration affects …. Chapters 4 and 5 cover the effect of immigration on the host societies by showing that growing up in high immigration area … increases intergenerational income mobility among natives and by showing that immigration may, under specific circumstances …
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Immigration and entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2013
is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010197083
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Firms and the economics of skilled immigration
Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R.; Lincoln, William F. - 2014
to date in understanding the impact of high skilled immigration from the perspective of the firm and the open areas that … call for more research. Since much of the U.S. immigration process for skilled workers rests in the hands of employer firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010371319
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Immigrants and the U.S. Wage Distribution
Yasenov, Vasil I. - 2020
A large body of literature estimates the relative wage impacts of immigration on low- and high-skill natives, but it is …-form quantile treatment effects by constructing a ceteris paribus counterfactual wage distribution with lower immigration levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841630
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The Labor Market Effects of English Language Proficiency : Communication Skills and the Occupational Choice of Childhood Immigrants to the United States
Hlavac, Marek - 2013
I examine the effect of English language proficiency on the occupational choices of childhood immigrants into the United States. In particular, I focus on the annual earnings and skills composition associated with immigrants' chosen occupations. Following Bleakley and Chin (2004; 2010), I use an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072219
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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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Immigrant entrepreneurs and innovation in the U.S. high-tech sector
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, … - 2019
We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...
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