Migration doesn't happen randomly, it follows existing corridors.
📰Christian Dustmann spoke to @faznet about the new @CReAM_Research report "Migration Aspirations, Diaspora Networks and Refugee Destinations from Iran and Lebanon", discussing what this means for Europe.
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New Discussion Papers from RFBerlin!
At RFBerlin, we collect frontier research on education, labor markets, and social policy. Each week we highlight new discussion papers that contribute evidence to these questions.
This week’s papers in the thread below ⬇️
New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
How do households respond to estate taxation in practice? Hsien-Ming Lien, @lindaawuu, and Tzu-Ting Yang provide evidence from Taiwan on behavioral responses to estate tax policy.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What drives social mobility across Western countries over time? @MNybom, José V. Rodríguez Mora, and Kjell G. Salvanes explore the role of families, networks, and institutions in shaping mobility patterns.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
How can distributional random forests improve the analysis of income distributions? Martin Biewen, Stefan Glaisner, and Simon Zeller introduce a new approach for studying distributional outcomes.
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin!
What happens when firms balance pay equity with hiring decisions? Michael Amior and @san_muly examine internal pay structures and the quantity–quality trade-off in recruitment.
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@annastansbury & Kyra Rodriguez document large class gaps in career progression in US academia. How open is the academic pipeline really?
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New Discussion Paper from RFBerlin! Mikael Elinder, Oscar Erixson, and @ollehammar examine how the invasion of Ukraine affected sentiments in Russia. How do major geopolitical events shape public attitudes?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Lukas Delgado-Prieto studies worker responses to immigration across firms in Colombia. Adjustment is highly uneven within labor markets.
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Jim Albrecht, Per-Anders Edin, Raquel Fernandez, Jiwon Lee, Peter Skogman Thoursie & Susan Vroman analyze how parental leave shapes norms. Can policy change culture as well as behavior?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@FenellaCarpena & Simon Galle study how technical change affects workers across occupations. The mechanisms behind adjustment matter.
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Xin Liu, Xin Meng, Guangqian Pan & Guochang Zhao study China’s Double Reduction policy aimed at reducing students’ workload. What are the long-run and intergenerational costs of education reform?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@MargueriteObo, Marco Tabellini & Charles A. Taylor show climate mismatch shapes migrant outcomes. How does climate affect integration and success?
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New RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Linea Hasager & Mia Jørgensen find poor neighborhoods can have lasting effects on health. Place-based inequality leaves a lifelong mark.
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