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May 2012 14/12 Nils Kornder and Jaap Dronkers Do Migrant Girls Always Perform Better? Differences between the Reading and Math Scores of 15-Year-Old Daughters and Sons of Migrants in PISA 2009 and Variations by Region of Origin and Country of Destination Abstract
April 2012 13/12 J. Dronkers and M. de Heus Immigrants’ Children Scientific Performance in a Double Comparative Design: The Influence of Origin, Destination, and Community Abstract
April 2012 12/12 J. Dronkers, M. de Heus and M. Levels Immigrant Pupils’ Scientific Performance: The Influence of Educational System Features of Origin and Destination Countries Abstract
April 2012 11/12 Jaap Dronkers and Rolf van der Velden Positive but also negative effects of ethnic diversity in schools on educational performance? An empirical test using PISA data Abstract
April 2012 10/12 J. Dronkers and M. de Heus The Educational Performance of Children of Immigrants in Sixteen OECD Countries Abstract
April 2012 09/12 David McKenzie, Caroline Theoharides and Dean Yang Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks Abstract
March 2012 08/12 Christian Dustmann, Patrick A. Puhani and Uta Schönberg The Long-term Effects of School Quality on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment Abstract
March 2012 07/12 David McKenzie Learning about migration through experiments Abstract
February 2012 06/12 Alicia Adsera and Mariola Pytlikova The role of language in shaping international migration Abstract
February 2012 05/12 Delia Furtado and Stephen J. Trejo Interethnic Marriages and their Economic Effects Abstract
February 2012 04/12 Lucia Corno Peer Effects on Criminal Behavior. Evidence from the homeless Abstract
January 2012 03/12 Julia Beckhusen, Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Thomas de Graaff, Jacques Poot and Brigitte Waldorf Living and Working in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency of Immigrants in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Abstract
January 2012 02/12 Eleonora Patacchini and Yves Zenou Ethnic Networks and Employment Outcomes Abstract
January 2012 01/12 Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo The Complexity of Immigrant Generations: Implications for Assessing the Socioeconomic Integration of Hispanics and Asians Abstract
December 2011 24/11 Ilhom Abdulloev, Ira N. Gang and John Landon-Lane Migration as a Substitute for Informal Activities: Evidence from Tajikistan Abstract
December 2011 23/11 Abdurrahman Aydemir and Murat G. Kirdar Quasi-Experimental Impact Estimates of Immigrant Labor Supply Shocks: The Role of Treatment and Comparison Group Matching and Relative Skill Composition Abstract
December 2011 22/11 Christian Dustmann and Tommaso Frattini Immigration: The European Experience Abstract
November 2011 21/11 Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Estimating the Effect of Immigration on Wages Abstract
November 2011 20/11 Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mathias Sinning and Steven Stillman Migrant Youths' Educational Achievement: The Role of Institutions Abstract
October 2011 19/11 Frédéric Docquier, Hillel Rapoport and Sara Salomone Remittances, Migrants’ Education and Immigration Policy: Theory and Evidence from Bilateral Data Abstract
September 2011 18/11 Christian Dustmann and Albrecht Glitz How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply? Abstract
September 2011 17/11 Lídia Farré and Francesco Fasani Media Exposure and Internal Migration - Evidence from Indonesia Abstract
July 2011 16/11 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Gianandrea Lanzara Educational Achievement of Second Generation Immigrants: An International Comparison Abstract
June 2011 15/11 Vianney Dequiedt and Yves Zenou International Migration, Imperfect Information and Brain Drain Abstract
June 2011 14/11 Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz, and Uta Schönberg Referral-based Job Search Networks Abstract
June 2011 13/11 Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Hillel Rapoport Tradable Immigration Quotas Abstract
May 2011 12/11 Suzan van der Pas and Jacques Poot Migration Paradigm Shifts and Transformation of Migrant Communities: The Case of Dutch Kiwis Abstract
May 2011 11/11 John Gibson and David McKenzie Eight Questions about Brain Drain Abstract
May 2011 10/11 David C Maré, Richard Fabling and Steven Stillman Immigration and Innovation Abstract
April 2011 09/11 Gil S. Epstein and Alessandra Venturini The Impact of Worker Effort on Public Sentiment Towards Temporary Migrants Abstract
April 2011 08/11 Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport Globalization, brain drain and development Abstract
March 2011 07/11 Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo Remittances and Income Smoothing Abstract
March 2011 06/11 Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak The Impact of Amnesty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Panel Study Using the Legalized Population Survey Abstract
February 2011 05/11 Christian Dustmann and Albrecht Glitz Migration and Education Abstract
January 2011 04/11 Rob Hodgson and Jacques Poot New Zealand Research on the Economic Impacts of Immigration 2005-2010: Synthesis and Research Agenda Abstract
January 2011 03/11 Alberto Bisin, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier, and Yves Zenou Ethnic Identity and Labor-Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Europe Abstract
January 2011 02/11 Frédéric Docquier, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Hillel Rapoport and Maurice Schiff Emigration and democracy Abstract
January 2011 01/11 Larry L. Howard and Nishith Prakash Do School Lunch Subsidies Change the Dietary Patterns of Children from Low- Income Households? Abstract
November 2010 30/10 Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum, Marianne Røed and Pål Schøne Immigration Wage Impacts by Origin Abstract
November 2010 29/10 John Gibson and David McKenzie The Development Impact of a Best Practice Seasonal Worker Policy Abstract
November 2010 28/10 Harminder Battu, Paul Seaman and Yves Zenou Job Contact Networks and the Ethnic Minorities Abstract
November 2010 27/10 Yves Zenou Search, Migration, and Urban Land Use: The Case of Transportation Policies Abstract
October 2010 26/10 Francesco D’Amuri and Giovanni Peri Immigration and Occupations in Europe Abstract
October 2010 25/10 Alberto Bisin, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier and Yves Zenou Bend It Like Beckham: Ethnic Identity and Integration Abstract
October 2010 24/10 John Gibson, Steven Stillman, David McKenzie and Halahingano Rohorua Natural Experiment Evidence on the Effect of Migration on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Abstract
September 2010 23/10 Jacques Poot and Steven Stillman The importance of heterogeneity when examining immigrant education-occupation mismatch: evidence from New Zealand Abstract
September 2010 22/10 Deepti Goel and Kevin Lang Social Ties and the Job Search of Recent Immigrants Abstract
September 2010 21/10 Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo Remittances and their Response to Portfolio Variables Abstract
August 2010 20/10 Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang Migration and Culture Abstract
August 2010 19/10 Matti Sarvimäki and Kari Hämäläinen Assimilating Immigrants: The Impact of an Integration Program Abstract
August 2010 18/10 John Gibson and David McKenzie The Economic Consequences of “Brain Drain” of the Best and Brightest: Microeconomic Evidence from Five Countries Abstract
July 2010 17/10 David McKenzie and Dean Yang Experimental Approaches in Migration Studies Abstract
July 2010 16/10 Gil S. Epstein and Yosef Mealem Interactions between local and migrant workers at the workplace Abstract
July 2010 15/10 Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang A Political Economy of the Immigrant Assimilation: Internal Dynamics Abstract
June 2010 14/10 Eric D. Gould and Omer Moav When is "Too Much" Inequality Not Enough? The Selection of Israeli Emigrants Abstract
June 2010 13/10 Christian Dustmann, Itzhak Fadlon and Yoram Weiss Return Migration, Human Capital Accumulation and the Brain Drain Abstract
May 2010 12/10 Brian Bell, Stephen Machin and Francesco Fasani Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves Abstract
May 2010 11/10 Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Francesc Ortega Crossing the Border: Self-selection, Earnings and Individual Migration Decisions Abstract
May 2010 10/10 Takao Kato and Chad Sparber Quotas and Quality: The Effect of H-1B Visa Restrictions on the Pool of Prospective Undergraduate Students from Abroad Abstract
May 2010 09/10 David de la Croix and Frédéric Docquier Do Brain Drain and Poverty Result from Coordination Failures? Abstract
May 2010 08/10 David de la Croix and Frédéric Docquier An Incentive Mechanism to Break the Low-skill Immigration Deadlock Abstract
May 2010 07/10 Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Hoyt Bleakley and Aimee Chin The Effects of English Proficiency among Childhood Immigrants: Are Hispanics Different? Abstract
April 2010 06/10 Bernt Bratsberg and Oddbjørn Raaum Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction Abstract
April 2010 05/10 Christian Dustmann and Josep Mestres Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration Abstract
March 2010 04/10 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Ethnicity and Second Generation Immigrants in Britain Abstract
March 2010 03/10 Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash The Redistributive Effects of Political Reservation for Minorities: Evidence from India Abstract
March 2010 02/10 Mehtabul Azam, Aimee Chin and Nishith Prakash The Returns to English-Language Skills in India Abstract
February 2010 01/10 Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga and Francesc Ortega Immigration Policies and the Ecuadorian Exodus Abstract
December 2009 32/09 Olof Åslund, Lena Hensvik and Oskar Nordström Skans Seeking similarity: How immigrants and natives manage at the labor market Abstract
November 2009 31/09 Rachel M. Friedberg and David A. Jaeger The Economic Diversity of Immigration Across the United States Abstract
November 2009 30/09 Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital Abstract
November 2009 29/09 David Card, Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Immigration, Wages, and Compositional Amenities Abstract
October 2009 28/09 Olof Åslund, Per-Anders Edin, Peter Fredriksson and Hans Grönqvist Peers, neighborhoods and immigrant student achievement - evidence from a placement policy Abstract
October 2009 27/09 Olof Åslund, Anders Böhlmark and Oskar Nordström Skans Age at migration and social integration Abstract
October 2009 26/09 Albert Bollard, David McKenzie, Melanie Morten and Hillel Rapoport Remittances and the Brain Drain Revisited: The microdata show that more educated migrants remit more Abstract
October 2009 25/09 Olof Åslund, John Östh and Yves Zenou How Important is Access to Jobs? Old Question — Improved Answer. Abstract
October 2009 24/09 Harminder Battu and Yves Zenou Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities. Evidence from England. Abstract
October 2009 23/09 Teresa Casey and Christian Dustmann Immigrants’ Identity, Economic Outcomes, and the Transmission of Identity across Generations Abstract
September 2009 22/09 Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Alan Manning The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK Abstract
September 2009 21/09 Albert Bollard, David McKenzie and Melanie Morten The Remitting Patterns of African Migrants in the OECD Abstract
August 2009 20/09 John Gibson, David McKenzie and Steven Stillman The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members: Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program Abstract
July 2009 19/09 Libertad Gonzalez, Francesc Ortega Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain Abstract
July 2009 18/09 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Caroline Halls Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK Abstract
July 2009 17/09 Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport On the robustness of brain gain estimates Abstract
June 2009 16/09 Lídia Farré, Libertad González and Francesc Ortega Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women Abstract
June 2009 15/09 Giovanni Peri and Francisco Requena The Trade Creation Effect of Immigrants: Testing the Theory on the Remarkable Case of Spain Abstract
May 2009 14/09 Fabian Lange and Douglas Gollin Equipping Immigrants: Migration Flows and Capital Movements Abstract
May 2009 13/09 Hoyt Bleakley and Aimee Chin Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants Abstract
April 2009 12/09 Coralio Ballester, Antoni Calvó-Armengol and Yves Zenou Delinquent Networks Abstract
April 2009 11/09 Karin Mayr and Giovanni Peri Brain Drain and Brain Return: Theory and Application to Eastern-Western Europe Abstract
February 2009 10/09 Francesco D’Amuri, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri The Labor Market Impact of Immigration in Western Germany in the 1990’s Abstract
February 2009 09/09 Christian Dustmann and Josep Mestres Remittances and Temporary Migration Abstract
January 2009 08/09 Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market Abstract
January 2009 07/09 David Card Immigration and Inequality Abstract
January 2009 06/09 Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Intermarriage and Immigrant Employment: The Role of Networks Abstract
January 2009 05/09 Susana Iranzo and Giovanni Peri Migration and Trade: Theory with an Application to the Eastern-Western European Integration Abstract
January 2009 04/09 Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda and Prachi Mishra Do Interest Groups affect US Immigration Policy? Abstract
January 2009 03/09 John Gibson and David McKenzie The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration of the Best and Brightest: Evidence from the Pacific Abstract
January 2009 02/09 Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo Intermarriage and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identity and Human Capital for Mexican Americans Abstract
January 2009 01/09 Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo Ancestry versus Ethnicity: The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States Abstract
December 2008 17/08 Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum, and Knut Røed When Minority Labor Migrants Meet the Welfare State Abstract
December 2008 16/08 Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica Complements or Substitutes? Immigrant and Native Task Specialization in Spain Abstract
December 2008 15/08 Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Steven Stillman Emigration and the Age Profile of Retirement Among Immigrants Abstract
November 2008 14/08 Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education Abstract
October 2008 13/08 Giovanni Peri and Chad Sparber Highly-Educated Immigrants and Native Occupational Choice Abstract
October 2008 12/08 Christian Dustmann, Stephen Machin, Uta Schönberg Educational Achievement and Ethnicity in Compulsory Schooling Abstract
September 2008 11/08 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Albrecht Glitz The Labour Market Impact of Immigration Abstract
September 2008 10/08 Anna Piil Damm and Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen The Construction of Neighbourhoods and its Relevance for the Measurement of Social and Ethnic Segregation: Evidence from Denmark Abstract
September 2008 09/08 Adriana Kugler and Mutlu Yuksel Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch Abstract
August 2008 08/08 Philip McCann, Jacques Poot and Lynda Sanderson Migration, Relationship Capital and International Travel: Theory and Evidence Abstract
August 2008 07/08 John Gibson, David McKenzie and Halahingano Rohorua How Pro-Poor is the Selection of Seasonal Migrant Workers from Tonga Under New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program? Abstract
August 2008 06/08 David McKenzie, Pilar Garcia Martinez and L. Alan Winters Who is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program? Abstract
July 2008 05/08 Giovanni Peri Immigration Accounting: U.S. States 1960-2006 Abstract
May 2008 04/08 Karin Mayr and Giovanni Peri Return Migration as Channel of Brain Gain Abstract
April 2008 03/08 Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Ian Preston The Effect of Immigration along the Distribution of Wages Abstract
March 2008 02/08 Giovanni Peri and Chad Sparber Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages Abstract
March 2008 01/08 Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos I’ll Marry You If You Get Me a Job: Cross-Nativity Marriages and Immigrant Employment Rates Abstract
December 2007 17/07 Randall Kekoa Quinones Akee, David A. Jaeger and Konstantinos Tatsiramos The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders: New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States Abstract
December 2007 16/07 Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Interethnic Marriage Decisions: A Choice between Ethnic and Educational Similarities Abstract
November 2007 15/07 John Gibson, Trinh Le, Steven Stillman What Explains the Wealth Gap Between Immigrants and the New Zealand Born? Abstract
November 2007 14/07 Steven Stillman and David C. Maré The Impact of Immigration on the Geographic Mobility of New Zealanders Abstract
September 2007 13/07 Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri The Effects of Immigration on U.S. Wages and Rents: A General Equilibrium Approach. Abstract
June 2007 12/07 Jacques Poot and Lynda Sanderson Changes in social security eligibility and the international mobility of New Zealand citizens in Australia Abstract
June 2007 11/07 David Card How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities Abstract
June 2007 10/07 Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries Abstract
May 2007 09/07 David McKenzie, John Gibson and Steven Stillman A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold: Do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad? Abstract
May 2007 08/07 Gil S. Epstein and Odelia Heizler Illegal Migration, Enforcement and Minimum Wage Abstract
May 2007 07/07 Anna Maria Mayda International migration: A panel data analysis of the determinants of bilateral flows Abstract
April 2007 06/07 Martin Nordin and Dan-Olof Rooth The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden: Is Skill the Explanation? Abstract
April 2007 05/07 Dan-Olof Rooth Implicit Discrimination in Hiring – Real World Evidence Abstract
March 2007 04/07 Andrew Mountford and Hillel Rapoport The Brain Drain and the World Distribution of Income and Population Abstract
March 2007 03/07 David A. Jaeger, Holger Bonin, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David Huffman and Uwe Sunde Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration Abstract
February 2007 02/07 Christian Dustmann and Yoram Weiss Return Migration: Theory and Empirical Evidence Abstract
January 2007 01/07 David McKenzie and Hillel Rapoport Self-selection patterns in Mexico-U.S. migration: The role of migration networks Abstract
December 2006 14/06 Frédéric Docquier, Hillel Rapoport and I-Ling Shen Remittances and inequality: A dynamic migration model Abstract
December 2006 13/06 Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport Measuring International Skilled Migration: New Estimates Controlling for Age of Entry Abstract
November 2006 12/06 Albrecht Glitz The Labour Market Impact of Immigration: Quasi-Experimental Evidence Abstract
November 2006 11/06 Anna Maria Mayda Why are people more pro-trade than pro-migration? Abstract
October 2006 10/06 Christian Dustmann and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos Ethnic Minority Immigrants and their Children in Britain Abstract
October 2006 09/06 Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Thorsten Vogel Employment, Wages, and the Economic Cycle: Differences between Immigrants and Natives Abstract
September 2006 08/06 Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Male Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain Abstract
August 2006 07/06 Anna Piil Damm Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes: Quasi-Experimental Evidence Abstract
July 2006 06/06 Gil S. Epstein Extremism within the family Abstract
June 2006 05/06 Anna Piil Damm and Michael Rosholm Employment Effects of Spatial Dispersal of Refugees Abstract
May 2006 04/06 Giovanni Facchini and Anna Maria Mayda Individual Attitudes towards Immigrants: Welfare-State Determinants Across Countries Abstract
May 2006 03/06 Heather Antecol, Peter Kuhn and Stephen Trejo Assimilation via Prices or Quantities? Sources of Immigrant Earnings Growth in Australia, Canada and the United States Abstract
May 2006 02/06 Brian Duncan and Stephen Trejo Ethnic Identification, Intermarriage, and Unmaresured Progress by Mexican Americans Abstract
April 2006 01/06 David McKenzie and Hillel Rapoport Can Migration Reduce Educational Attainments? Depressing Evidence from Mexico Abstract
October 2005 07/05 Christian Dustmann and Francesca Fabbri Immigrants in the British Labour Market Abstract
September 2005 06/05 Teresa Casey and Christian Dustmann Intergenerational transmission of language capital and economic outcomes Abstract
September 2005 05/05 Christian Dustmann Intergenerational Mobility and Return Migration: Comparing sons of foreign and native born fathers Abstract
August 2005 04/05 David Card and Ethan G. Lewis The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts Abstract
June 2005 03/05 David Card, Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Understanding attitudes to immigration: The migration and minority module of the first European Social Survey Abstract
May 2005 02/05 Christian Dustmann and Francesca Fabbri Gender and Ethnicity-Married immigrants in Britain Abstract
April 2005 01/05 Christian Dustmann, Francesca Fabbri and Ian Preston The Impact of Immigration on the UK Labour Market Abstract
December 2004 06/04 Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Is Immigration Good or Bad for the Economy? Analysis of Attitudinal Responses Abstract
October 2004 05/04 Christian Dustmann, Francesca Fabbri and Ian Preston Racial Harassment, Ethnic Concentration and Economic Conditions Abstract
July 2004 04/04 Barry R. Chiswick and Noyna DebBurman Pre-School Enrollment: An Analysis by Immigrant Generation Abstract
July 2004 03/04 Barry R. Chiswick, Yew Liang Lee, and Paul W. Miller Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency Abstract
June 2004 02/04 David Card Is the New Immigration Really So Bad? Abstract
May 2004 01/04 Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston Racial and Economic Factors in Attitudes to Immigration Abstract