Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 132
Cover Image
Public Support for Immigration Restriction in the United Kingdom: Resource Scarcity, Ethnicity or Poor Origins?
Markaki, Yvonni - In: National Institute Economic Review 229 (2014) 1, pp. 31-31
regions where more natives are unemployed for longer than a year. Both the origin and ethnicity of the immigrant population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010892780
Cover Image
Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration
Schüller, Simone - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Immigrants are typically not evenly distributed within host countries; instead they tend to cluster in particular neighborhoods. But does clustering in ethnic enclaves help explain the persistent differences in employment rates and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573677
Cover Image
Ethnic enclaves and immigrant economic integration
Schüller, Simone; Chakraborty, Tanika - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)
Immigrants tend to live in clusters within host countries. Does clustering in ethnic enclaves explain the persistent differences in skill, employment rates, and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical studies consistently find that residing in an enclave can increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266243
Cover Image
Improving well-being in New Zealand through migration
Carey, David - 2019
New Zealand’s immigration system aims to enhance well-being by promoting economic development, reuniting families and meeting humanitarian objectives. Immigration is high and residence admissions are focused on the high skilled to enhance economic outcomes. Empirical evidence suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111106
Cover Image
Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes : evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696201
Cover Image
What stops poor girls from going to college? : skill development and access to higher education in a developing country
Molina, Oswaldo; Santa María, Diego; Yamada, Gustavo - 2018
Although recent evidence suggests that the aggregate gender gap in access to Higher Education in Peru has been closed … behind these gender differences in access to Higher Education. Specifically, we assess whether larger socioeconomic … also provide strong evidence of gender-specific short-term barriers in access to post-secondary schooling: while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011959711
Cover Image
What Stops Poor Girls from Going to College? Skill Development and Access to Higher Education in a Developing Country
Molina, Oswaldo; Santa María, Diego; Yamada, Gustavo - 2018
Although recent evidence suggests that the aggregate gender gap in access to Higher Education in Peru has been closed … behind these gender differences in access to Higher Education. Specifically, we assess whether larger socioeconomic … also provide strong evidence of gender-specific short-term barriers in access to post-secondary schooling: while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984612
Cover Image
Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage, and Gender Differences in Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from the Birthweight Differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507364
Cover Image
Gender disparities in employment and earnings in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from Swaziland
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2016
In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595966
Cover Image
The differential effects of technology and trade on female and male workers in India
Sharma, Shruti - 2019
This paper uses the task content model of occupations to investigate whether technology and trade have had differential effects on male and female workers in India. It describes trends in employment shares and wages for female and male workers based on whether they have routine manual, routine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121860