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Assimilation of immigrants in Spain : a longitudinal analysis
Izquierdo Peinado, Mario; Lacuesta Gabarain, Aitor; … - 2009
In this paper we use the Continuous Sample of Working Histories 2005 (MCVL2005) to analyze the earnings assimilation of … underlying the assimilation is the higher likelihood of recent immigrants in changing jobs among different sectors and firms, but … our results given that immigration phenomenon is quite recent in the Spanish labour market and it has taken place in an …
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Industry Partnerships and Targeted Amnesties at Ingrained Evasion - A New Approach to an Old Tax Problem?
Sawyer, Adrian - 2006
The New Zealand Government proposed in August 2004 a ‘radically’ new approach to address evasion in industries which is perceived to be ingrained, namely targeted amnesties. With a general election and other ‘more pressing’ issues, the proposal has not been significantly advanced. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441778
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Specific legislative responses to international transfer pricing - a trans-Tasman comparison
Smith, Martin - 1990
The importance of international trading and multi-national corporate groups means that tax regimes will commonly contain provisions allowing for the adjustment of transfer prices on cross-border transactions. An examination of the taxation Acts of Australia and New Zealand reveals vast...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441793
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The influence of board gender diversity on the value of NZX listed firms and its association with growth options
Dunstan, Keitha; Keeper, Trish; Truong, Thu Phuong; van … - 2011
Our study principally examines the relationship between board gender diversity and firm value and the extent to which this relationship is affected by the level of growth options relative to assets-in-place. Using a sample of 865 firm-years covered by 125 firms listed on the New Zealand Exchange...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441835
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The Labor Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990’s
D’Amuri, Francesco; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P.; Peri, … - 2008
We adopt a general equilibrium approach in order to measure the effects of recent immigration on the Western German … period 1987-2001, we find that the substantial immigration of the 1990’s had no adverse effects on native wages and … ‘flexible’ as the UK labor market, it would be more efficient in dealing with the effects of immigration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443259
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Essays in Labor Markets, Education and Migration in Developing Countries.
Pugatch, Todd M. - 2011
about the relationship between search costs and labor market outcomes. The final essay, “The Impact of Mexican Immigration … effect of immigration on U.S. labor market outcomes using a novel source of exogenous variation in migrant inflows. Rainfall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476664
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The Impact of Cross-Border Flows on Markets for Labor, Higher Education, and Goods and Services.
Jackson, Osborne A. - 2010
The essays of this dissertation examine the determinants of cross-border flows, in the form of immigrants and foreign aid, as well as the impact of those flows on receiving markets. The first essay finds that the composition of immigrant inflows into local markets is a significant determinant of...
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How Immigrants and Students Respond to Public Policies: Evidence from Welfare Reform, the Minimum Wage and Stafford Loans.
Cadena, Brian C. - 2008
The first two essays of this dissertation use policy experiments to show that low-skilled newly arriving immigrants help keep the economy in geographic equilibrium by differentially selecting destinations that provide better labor market prospects. The first essay finds that immigrants choose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477369
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A Duration Analysis of the Time Taken to Find the First Job for Newly Arrived Migrants in Australia
Thapa, Prem J; Gørgens, Tue - 2006
This paper extends the traditional static focus of research on the labour market assimilation of migrants in Australia … in immigration selection criteria and other policy settings, as well as in the macroeconomic employment conditions at … Principal Applicants in their visa applications. Using a conventional proportional hazards model framework, estimation results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451719