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How immigration reduced social capital in the US : 2005-2011

Freire, Tiago; Li, Xiaoye - 2013

that migrants'social capital has an impact on receiving communities. Therefore immigrants' social capital (such as having …

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The role of social capital in shaping Europeans' immigration sentiments

Economidou, Claire; Karamanis, Dimitris; Kechrinioti, … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-31

Migration has manifested itself to historic highs, creating divisive views among politicians, policy makers, and individuals. The present paper studies the Europeans' attitudes toward immigration, focusing particularly on the role of social capital. Based on 267,282 respondents from 22 countries...

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Using a point system for selecting immigrants : a point system can select economically desirable immigrants but it cannot prevente poor labor outcomes for immigrants

Tani, Massimiliano - 2014

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, succeeds in selecting economically desirable immigrants and provides orderly management of population growth. But the point system cannot fix short-term skilled labor shortages...

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Social Capital, Entrepreneurship and Living Standards : Differences between Immigrants and the Native Born

Roskruge, Matthew James - 2016

the living standards of entrepreneurs. In both cases we ask whether these interrelationships differ between migrants and … in the sample who obtained income from self‐employment or from owning a business. Social capital is proxied by responses … Development.We find significant differences between migrants and the native born in terms of the attributes of social capital that …

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The Role of Social Capital in the Remittance Decisions of Mexican Migrants from 1969 to 2000

Maggard, Kasey - 2014

Remittances from migrants in the United States play a major role in the Mexican economy. This paper analyzes the role … that different types of social capital play in the remittances decisions of Mexican migrants. Both the decision to remit …

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How do rigid labor markets absorb immigration? : evidence from France

Edo, Anthony - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 5 (2016) 7, pp. 1-20

employment is the margin through which native workers on indefinite-term contracts is affected. …

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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2005

. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could …

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Immigrant key workers : their contribution to Europe's COVID-19 response

Fasani, Francesco; Mazza, Jacopo - 2020

This note describes the contribution of migrant workers to the ongoing effort to keep basic services running in the Union during the COVID-19 epidemic. We quantify the prevalence of migrant workers in the so called "key professions" that the Commission and Member States have identified using the...

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Immigrant key workers : their contribution to Europe's COVID-19 response

Fasani, Francesco; Mazza, Jacopo - 2024

workers, the relationship with education is V-shaped, and EU and Extra EU migrants are, respectively, 12 and 15 percent more …

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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?

Bell, Brian - 2014

Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that...

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