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Hiring discrimination : an overview of (almost) all correspondence experiments since 2005
Baert, Stijn - 2017
This chapter aims to provide an exhaustive list of all (i.e. 90) correspondence studies on hiring discrimination that were conducted between 2005 and 2016 (and could be found through a systematic search). For all these studies, the direction of the estimated treatment effects is tabulated. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647538
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Understanding the labour market for older workers : a survey
Heywood, John S.; Siebert, William S. - 2009
The paper asks why retirement can be so abrupt in countries such as France (1/2% of the workforce over 65), yet staged in Japan (8% over 65). We find part of the answer in tax laws that prevent people working and receiving a pension, and make little allowance for fair pension increases if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003815950
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Gender and competition
Booth, Alison L. - 2009
In almost all European Union countries, the gender wage gap is increasing across the wages distribution. In this lecture I briefly survey some recent studies aiming to explain why apparently identical women and men receive such different returns and focus especially on those incorporating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879335
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Hiring Discrimination : An Overview of (Almost) All Correspondence Experiments Since 2005
Baert, Stijn - 2017
This chapter aims to provide an exhaustive list of all (i.e. 90) correspondence studies on hiring discrimination that were conducted between 2005 and 2016 (and could be found through a systematic search). For all these studies, the direction of the estimated treatment effects is tabulated. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957471
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The cliometrics of international migration : a survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2010
and their effects on wages and income distribution in source and destination countries; and the evolution of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959313
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The economics of circular migration
Constant, Amelie; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2012
Circular migration receives increasing attention due to its empirical relevance and as a policy concept to manage labor flows. This review discusses the advantages and disadvantages of circular movements for all parties. It studies the characteristics of circular movers worldwide and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009631443
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The impact of migration on family left behind
Antman, Francisca M. - 2012
This paper addresses the effects of migration on families left behind and offers new evidence on the impact of migration on elderly parents. After discussing the identification issues involved in estimation, I review the literature on the effects of migration on the education and health of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009532139
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Labor mobility in an enlarged European Union
Kahanec, Martin - 2012
The 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the EU extended the freedom of movement to workers from the twelve new member states mainly from Central Eastern Europe. This study summarizes and comparatively evaluates what we know about mobility in an enlarged Europe to date. The pre-enlargement fears of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536576
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Family reunification or point-based immigration system? : the case of the United States and Mexico
López Real, Joel - 2011
While the immigration policy in the United States is mainly oriented to family reunification, in Australia, Canada and … the United Kingdom. it is a points-based immigration system which main objective is to attract high skilled immigrants …. This paper compares both immigration policies through the transition for the United States and Mexico. I find that: (i) the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233421
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Eight questions about brain drain
Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J. - 2011
High-skilled emigration is an emotive issue that in popular discourse is often referred to as brain drain, conjuring images of extremely negative impacts on developing countries. Recent discussions of brain gain, diaspora effects, and other advantages of migration have been used to argue against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009307503