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Immigration and the occupational choice of natives: A factor proportions approach

Ortega, Javier; Verdugo, Gregory - 2011

This paper evaluates the impact of immigration on the labor market outcomes of natives in France over the period 1962 … immigrant share across education/experience cells and over time to identify the impact of immigration. In the Borjas (2003 …) specification, we find that a 10% increase in immigration increases native wages by 3%. However, as the number of immigrants and the …

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The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment

Foged, Mette; Hasager, Linea; Yasenov, Vasil - 2021

We study the role of institutions in affecting the labor market impacts of immigration using a cross-country meta … immigration from 61 academic studies covering 18 developed countries. The mean and median impact on the relative wage of directly … from distributional (relative) wage consequences of immigration but exacerbate the impacts on average wages in the economy …

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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel

Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. In some countries where labour markets are...

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Immigrant Wages in the Spanish Labour Market: Does the Origin of Human Capital Matter?

Sanromá, Esteve; Ramos, Raul; Simón, Hipólito - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The aim of this paper is to analyse the role played by the different components of human capital in the wage determination of recent immigrants within the Spanish labour market. Using microdata from the Encuesta Nacional de Inmigrantes 2007, the paper examines returns to human capital of...

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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Immigrants consist of foreigners and citizens with migration background. We analyze the wage gap between natives and these two groups in Germany. The estimates show a substantial gap for both groups with respect to natives. Discarding immigrants who completed education abroad reduces much of the...

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Immigration, langues et performance economique: le Quebec et l'Ontario entre 1970 et 1995.

Grenier, G. - Département d'Économie / Department of Economics, … - 2000

Cette etude contribue a deux courants de litterature relativement distincts: l'integration econmique des immigrants au Canada et les liens entre attributs linguistiques et revenus - au Quebec surtout mais aussi dans le reste du Canada. L'analyse porte sur deux provinces canadiennes, le Quebec et...

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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - 2008

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Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2015

is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an …

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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany: Are East Europeans Worse Off?

Lehmer, Florian; Ludsteck, Johannes - 2010

This study compares the outcomes of male foreign workers from different East and West European countries who entered the German labour market between 1995 and 2000, with those of male German workers. We find that the immigrant-native wage gap differs significantly between nationalities: the...

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Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2013

is reflected in immigration policies and many developed countries have created special visas and entry requirements in an …

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