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The impact of migration on earnings inequality
Jackson, Osborne - 2019 - This version: August 2018
This paper examines the impact of migration on earnings inequality using 1940-2015 data from the U.S. census and … in earnings inequality and migration, and subsequently analyze regional and state patterns. Using 1940 birthplace … information to instrument for migration, I find that recent immigration mildly increases the top decile earnings share, while …
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Microeconometric analyses on economic consequences of selective migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300396
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Language and Wage Determination in a Segmented Urban Labor Market : Evidence from Canada
Li, Qiang - 2014
I build a simple model of labor market segmentation in this paper. People of different language origins form separate urban labor submarkets. Utilizing the reported work language in the 2001 Census of Canada Public Use Microdata File on Individuals, I identify workers' labor market segments and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014193404
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Employer size, productivity, labour quality, working conditions, internal labour markets and wages : an empirical analysis of the hotel industry in Andalusia
García-Pozo, Alejandro; Marchante Mera, Andrés J.; … - 2012
In this paper, the diversity of job characteristics and wage gaps in the Spanish hotel industry due to different employer size have been studied. A labour market in which wages depend on employer size means the characteristics of the same job differs between firms. In the hotel industry the data...
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Wage discrimination and occupational segregation of foreign male workers in Germany
Velling, Johannes - 1995
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Wage discrimination and occupational segregation of foreign male workers in Germany
Velling, Johannes - 1995
We analyze wage discrimination against foreign male workers in Germany with respect to different nationality groups and focused on its interaction with occupational segregation. We found evidence of strong occupational segregation, which we mainly attribute to institutional factors but also to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011622892
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Modelling the effects of immigration on regional economic performance and the wage distribution : a CGE analysis of three EU regions
Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Roberts, Deborah; Balamou, Eudokia - 2009
small remote EU regions located within Scotland, Greece and Latvia. Two migration scenarios are assessed. In the first …. They also suggest that remote regions are highly vulnerable to the out-migration of skilled workers ('brain-drain') while … the in-migration of unskilled workers leads to widening wage inequality. -- Immigration ; CGE ; skills ; wage inequality …
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Modelling the Effects of Immigration on Regional Economic Performance and the Wage Distribution : A Cge Analysis of Three EU Regions
Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2009
small remote EU regions located within Scotland, Greece and Latvia. Two migration scenarios are assessed. In the first …. They also suggest that remote regions are highly vulnerable to the out-migration of skilled workers ('brain-drain') while … the in-migration of unskilled workers leads to widening wage inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153012
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Urbanization, inequality, and poverty in the People's Republic of China
Zhang, Yuan - 2016
Relying on the present literature, official statistics, and household survey data in the People's Republic of China, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and provides further empirical evidence on the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522047
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New evidence on the gender wage gap in Indonesia
Taniguchi, Kiyoshi; Tuwo, Alika - 2014
Indonesia has been experiencing impressive economic growth and rapid urbanization in recent years. However, urbanization could affect income inequality through people's movement from rural to urban areas. Using the 2010 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in Indonesia, this study examines how...
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