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large immigrant receiving countries, Germany and the UK. We show that, despite large differences in their immigrant …
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This paper investigates the effects of the introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany on the wages and … employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … wage has weakened the position of migrants in the low-wage sector compared to their native counterparts. We observe an …
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EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market oriented immi-gration to Germany starting in May … outcomes in Germany. We finda transitory negative wage effect among German nationals, particularly at the bottom ofthe wage …
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This paper compares the aggregate effects of sectoral reallocation in the United States and Western Germany using a … the rise in trend unemployment in Germany in the 1980s or for a possible rise in trend unemployment in the United States …
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This paper explores the impact of undocumented as opposed to documented immigration in a model featuring search frictions and non-random hiring that is consistent with novel empirical evidence presented. In this framework, undocumented immigrants' wages are the lowest of all workers due to their...
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We examine if international trade improves labor market integration of immigrants in Sweden. Immigrants participate substantially less than natives in the labor market. However, trading with a foreign country is expected to increase the demand for immigrants from that country. By hiring...
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We examine if international trade improves labor market integration of immigrants in Sweden. Immigrants participate substantially less than natives in the labor market. However, trading with a foreign country is expected to increase the demand for immigrants from that country. By hiring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012286158