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Foreign workers and the wage distribution: Where do they fit in?
Chung, CHOE; Philippe, VAN KERM - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research … - 2014
sector workers in Luxembourg were foreign. This note builds on recentered influence function regression methods to identify …, especially, job characteristics. Not observing any large positive inequality contribution on the Luxembourg labour market is a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098294
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The Impacts of Social Networks on Immigrants’ Employment Prospects: The Spanish Case 1997-2007
Errico, Luciana Méndez - Departament d'Economia Aplicada, Universitat Autònoma … - 2013
This paper studies the extent to which social networks influence the employment stability and wages of immigrants in Spain. By doing so, I consider an aspect that has not been previously addressed in the empirical literature, namely the connection between immigrants’ social networks and labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896692
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Earnings dynamics, foreign workers and the stability of inequality trends in Luxembourg 1988-2009
Denisa, SOLOGON; Philippe, VAN KERM - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research … - 2014
This paper exploits a large-scale administrative dataset to document trends in male earnings inequality in Luxembourg … transitory components of log hourly earnings variance. Given the importance of foreign labour in Luxembourg, models and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098289
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Luxembourg : reaping the benefits of a diverse society through better integration of immigrants
Pina, Álvaro Manuel - 2017
Luxembourg’s large foreign-born population is a pillar of the country’s prosperity: they have brought skills and … perpetuate socio-economic inequality. The diversity of Luxembourg’s society contributed by immigrants should be seen as an asset … languages of Luxembourg, developing social capital and having foreign qualifications validated are key preconditions for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732736
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Earnings Dynamics, Foreign Workers and the Stability of Inequality Trends in Luxembourg 1988-2009
Sologon, Denisa Maria - 2015
This paper exploits a large-scale administrative dataset to document trends in male earnings inequality in Luxembourg … transitory components of log hourly earnings variance. Given the importance of foreign labour in Luxembourg, models and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021347
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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298665
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Determinants of inter-regional migration in the Baltic countries
Hazans, Mihails - 2003
We show that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania despite small geographical size feature considerable and persistent regional disparities. Registered migration rates have declined dramatically since the last years of Soviet era, yet they are high by international standards. Evidence from regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301147
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332486
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Job mobility as a new explanation for the immigrant-native wage gap: A longitudinal analysis for the German labor market
Brenzel, Hanna; Reichelt, Malte - 2015
Theoretically, wage gaps between migrants and natives can be explained by human capital theory through either depreciation in human capital with migration or differences in endowments. However, even after considering human capital measures, an unexplained difference remains. We assume that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335483
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Do E-Verify Mandates Improve Labor Market Outcomes of Low-Skilled Native and Legal Immigrant Workers?
Bohn, Sarah; Lofstrom, Magnus; Raphael, Steven - 2015
We examine the impact of state level legislation against the hiring of unauthorized immigrants on employment opportunities among competing low-skilled workers. Our focus is on the role of E-Verify mandates and specifically, we test for effects of the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401700