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The returns to occupational foreign language use: Evidence from Germany

Stöhr, Tobias - 2013

This paper analyses the wage premia associated with workers' occupational use of foreign languages in Germany. After eliminating time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity and other confounding factors, sizable returns of about 10 percent to applying fluent English skills are found. Returns to...

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Macroeconomic consequences of migration diversion: A CGE simulation for Germany and the UK

Baas, Timo; Brücker, Herbert - 2008

Der Beitrag untersucht die makroökonomischen Auswirkungen der Umlenkung der Migrationsströme im Laufe der EU-Osterweiterung von Deutschland weg in Richtung Großbritannien. Mit den neuen osteuropäischen Mitgliedsländern wurden Übergangsfristen bis zur kompletten Freizügigkeit vereinbart....

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The Dynamic Impact of Immigration on Natives' Labor Market Outcomes : Evidence from Israel

Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Paserman, Marco Daniele - 2004

outcomes. Specifically, we attempt to distinguish between the short-run and long-run effects of immigrants on natives? wages … alternative hypotheses using data from Israel?s Labor Force and Income Surveys from 1989 to 1999. We find that wages of both men … segment. A 10 percent increase in the share of immigrants lowers natives? wages in the short run by 1 to 3 percent, but this …

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Mass Migration to Israel and Natives? Transitions from Employment

Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Paserman, Marco Daniele - 2004

This paper studies the impact of mass migration from the Former Soviet Union to Israel on natives? probability of moving from employment to non-employment in a segmented labor market that is defined by various combinations of schooling, occupation, industry, district of residence and experience....

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Remittances by emigrants: Issues and evidence

Solimano, Andrés - 2003

Remittances, after foreign direct investment, are currently the most important source of external finance to developing countries. Remittances surpass foreign aid, and tend to be more stable than such volatile capital flows as portfolio investment and international bank credit. Remittances are...

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European immigrants in the UK before and after the 2004 enlargement: Is there a change in immigrant self-selection?

Longhi, Simonetta; Rokicka, Magdalena - 2012

The 2004 accession of Eastern European countries (EU8) to the European Union has generated concerns about the influx of low-skill immigrants to the Western member states (EU15). Only three countries, namely Ireland, Sweden, and the UK, did not impose restrictions to immigration from Eastern...

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Estonia and the European Monetary Union – Are there Benefits from a ""Late"" Accession?

Baas, Timo - 2014

The failure of the Maastricht criteria delayed Estonia's accession to the European Monetary Union (EMU) until January 2011. During this time, trading shares with Eurozone countries declined, raising questions about the optimal accession time. In this study, the macroeconomic effects of...

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Economic Shocks and Internal Migration

Monras, Joan - 2015

conclude that internal migration might help to alleviate up to one third of the effects of the crisis on wages in the most …

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Immigration and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from the Mexican Peso Crisis

Monras, Joan - 2015

-skilled labor force increase and native low-skilled wages decrease, with an implied local labor demand elasticity of -.7. Internal …

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Gender Differences in the Intergenerational Earnings Mobility of Second-Generation Migrants

Flake, Regina - 2011

This study analyzes gender diff erences in the intergenerational earnings mobility of second-generation migrants in Germany. The analysis takes into account potential influences like assortative mating in the form of ethnic marriages and the parental integration measured by parents' years since...

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