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We develop a theory of economic disintegration that features both endogenously formed tax and trade policies. We show very generally that the economic disintegration of a country from an economic union leads to a deeper integration of international trade institutions. Moreover, we set up a...
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of social networks for the spatial distribution of work permits in the context of the Danish regions. We first … collected employer survey data with roughly 2,000 records. We also analyse on regional differences in work permits across all …
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Productivity is crucial for economic growth. In a time of challenges such as the population ageing, a growing migration flows and slowdown of the economy it is very important to know the impact of migrant workers in productivity and development. Therefore, this paper studies relevant migration...
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Have Irish, German or Italian settlers arriving in the US at the turn of the 20th century left an institutional trace which determines economic development differences to this day? Does the national origin of migrants matter for long-term development? This paper explores whether the distinct...
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West Africa is vulnerable to negative impacts of climate change and a potential channel of adjustment is migration. Using novel geo-referenced and high-frequency data, we investigate the extent to which soil moisture anomalies have an impact on international migration within the region and...
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We analyze the impact of obtaining a residence permit on foreign workers' labor market and residential attachment. To overcome the usually severe selection issues, we exploit a unique migration lottery that randomly assigns access to residence permits for workers with an employment contract in...
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The work highlights the fact that the ordering of individual values is supported by the act of Divine creation. The …
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graduates in Germany, we study gender differences in the decision to stay at university as a postdoctoral researcher and in the … intention to become a professor. We find that gender gaps related to aiming for a professorship can be fully explained by … observable characteristics other than gender. On the contrary, even after adding controls for an array of characteristics …
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related to the relative position of dependent family members in a clan; and (iii) gender inequality in general. Using data for …
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This paper investigates the contribution of managers to gender gaps and analyzes whether the over-representation of men … manufacturing firms, we separate out the factors explaining gender gaps. Adjusted pay gaps are positive, which means that men earn … women to different managers. More importantly, gender gaps in bonus payments causally depend on the manager's gender …
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