IZA Discussion Papers

Robert Manduca, Maximilian Hell, Adrian Adermon, Jo Blanden, Espen Bratberg, Anne C. Gielen, Hans van Kippersluis, Keun Bok Lee, Stephen Machin, Martin D. Munk, Martin Nybom, Yuri Ostrovsky, Sumaiya Rahman, Outi Sirniö

published as 'Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe' in: American Economic Journal - Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (2), 1 - 30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13453

Culture and Student Achievement: The Intertwined Roles of Patience and Risk-Taking

Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Philipp Lergetporer, Ludger Woessmann

published as 'Patience, Risk-Taking, and Human Capital Investment across Countries' in: Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (646), 2290-2307

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13381

Immigrant Inventors and Diversity in the Age of Mass Migration

Francesco Campo, Mariapia Mendola, Andrea Morrison, Gianmarco Ottaviano

published in: Journal of European Economic Association, 2022, 20 (5), 1971-2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13157

Are Universities Important for Explaining Unequal Participation in Student Mobility? A Comparison between Germany, Hungary, Italy and the UK

Sylke V. Schnepf, Elena Bastianelli, Zsuzsa Blaskó

revised version published online as 'What can explain the socio-economic gap in international student mobility uptake? Similarities between Germany, Hungary, Italy and the UK' in: European Education Research Journal, 2024, 23 (4), 479 - 502

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13083

Rational Inattention and Migration Decisions

Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Lucas Guichard

published in: Journal of International Economics, 2020, 126, 103364

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13026

Globalization, Government Popularity, and the Great Skill Divide

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Sergei Guriev, Daniel Treisman

revised version published in: Journal of Politics, 2024, 86 (4), 1177 - 1191

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13001

The Determinants of China's International Portfolio Equity Allocations

Isha Agarwal, Grace Weishi Gu, Eswar Prasad

published in: IMF Economic Review, 2020, 68, 643 - 692

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13000

Global Macro-Financial Cycles and Spillovers

Jongrim Ha, M. Ayhan Kose, Christopher Otrok, Eswar Prasad

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12901

It's the Way People Move! Labour Migration as an Adjustment Device in Russia

Francesco Pastore, Elena Semerikova

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12800

Refugees' and Irregular Migrants' Self-Selection into Europe: Who Migrates Where?

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Panu Poutvaara

revised version published as 'Refugees' and irregular migrants' self-selection into Europe' in: Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 152, 102681

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12749

Information Provision and Preferences for Education Spending: Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments in Three Countries

Maria Alejandra Cattaneo, Philipp Lergetporer, Guido Schwerdt, Katharina Werner, Ludger Woessmann, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 63, 101876

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12743

Differences in Euro-Area Household Finances and their Relevance for Monetary-Policy Transmission

Thomas Hintermaier, Winfried Koeniger

revised version forthcoming in: Quantitative Economics, 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12624

Self-Employment and Migration

Samuele Giambra, David McKenzie

published in: World Development, 2022, 141, 105362

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12227

Managing the Impact of Climate on Migration: Evidence from Mexico

Isabelle Chort, Maëlys de la Rupelle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12033

International Mobility of Students in Italy and the UK: Does It Pay off and for Whom?

Sylke V. Schnepf, Beatrice d'Hombres

revised version published in: Higher Education 2021, 82, 1173-1194.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12032

The Impact of Brexit on International Students' Return Intentions

Jane Falkingham, Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba, Chuhong Wang

published in: Manchester School, 2021, 89 (2), 139-171.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11978

International Migration Intentions and Illegal Costs: Evidence from Africa-to-Europe Smuggling Routes

Guido Friebel, Miriam Manchin, Mariapia Mendola, Giovanni Prarolo

published in: Journal of International Economics, 2024, 148, 103878.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11959

International Migration and the Distribution of Income in New Zealand Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas

Omoniyi Alimi, David C. Maré, Jacques Poot

published in: New Zealand Economic Papers, 2022, 56 (3), 272-295

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11790

Collateral Damage? Labour Market Effects of Competing with China – at Home and Abroad

Sónia Cabral, Pedro S. Martins, João Pereira dos Santos, Mariana Tavares

published in: Economica, 2021, 88 (350), 570-600

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11777

Migration, Political Institutions, and Social Networks

Catia Batista, Julia Seither, Pedro C. Vicente

published in: World Development, 2019, 117, 328-343

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11713

Foreign Competition and Executive Compensation in the Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison between Germany and the U.S.

Katharina Dyballa, Kornelius Kraft

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11683

Testing

Annika B. Bergbauer, Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (2), 349-388

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11499

Competitiveness at the Country-Sector Level: New Measures Based on Global Value Chains

Martyna Marczak, Thomas Beissinger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11488

Tim Krieger, Laura Renner, Jens Ruhose

published in: Journal of International Economics, 2018, 113, 35-54

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11486

The Labor Market Effects of Immigration Enforcement

Chloe N. East, Philip Luck, Hani Mansour, Andrea Velasquez

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41 (4), 957–996

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11346

International Import Competition and the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from Mexico

Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia Narciso

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 132, 75-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11299

Adjusting to Globalization in Germany

Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen, Jens Suedekum

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39 (1), 263–302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11173

Do Emigrants Self-Select along Cultural Traits? Evidence from the MENA Countries

Frédéric Docquier, Aysit Tansel, Riccardo Turati

published in: International Migration Review, 2020, 54 (2), 388-422.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11172

Migration and Co-Residence Choices: Evidence from Mexico

Simone Bertoli, Elie Murard

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 142, Article 102330

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11143

Immigrant Locations and Native Residential Preferences: Emerging Ghettos or New Communities?

Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Albert Saiz

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2019, 112, 133-151

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11123

Does Segregation Reduce Socio-Spatial Mobility? Evidence from Four European Countries with Different Inequality and Segregation Contexts

Jaap Nieuwenhuis, Tiit Tammaru, Maarten van Ham, Lina Hedman, David Manley

published in: Urban Studies, 2020, 57 (1), 176 - 197

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11037

Escaping from Hunger before WW1: Nutrition and Living Standards in Western Europe and USA in the Late Nineteenth Century

Ian Gazeley, Rose Holmes, Andrew T. Newell, Kevin Reynolds, Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos

published online in: Cliometrica, 25 November 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10945

International Migration and Institutional Quality in the Home Country: It Matters Where You Go and How Long You Stay!

Ngoc Thi Minh Tran, Michael P. Cameron, Jacques Poot

published as "How robust is the evidence on the impact of diasporas on institutional quality in home countries?" in: Kyklos, 2021, 74(1), 126-152

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10837

International Emigrant Selection on Occupational Skills

Alexander Patt, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold, Miguel Flores

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19(2), 1249-1298

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10699

The Relative Labour Market Performance of Former International Students: Evidence from the Canadian National Graduates Survey

Zong Jia Chen, Mikal Skuterud

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10684

Digital and Competing Information Sources: Impact on Environmental Concern and Prospects for Cooperation

Vladimir Udalov, Paul J. J. Welfens

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10468

Labor Market Regulation, International Trade and Footloose Capital

Tapio K. Palokangas

revised version "Public Policy, Footloose Capital, and Union Influence" published in: Review of International Economics, 2020, 28 (4), 976-991.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10462

Family Size, Sibling Rivalry and Migration: Evidence from Mexico

Massimiliano Bratti, Simona Fiore, Mariapia Mendola

revised version published as 'The Impact of Family Size and Sibling Structure on the Great Mexico-U.S. Migration' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33(2), 483-529

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10445

International Migration, Return Migration, and their Effects: A Comprehensive Review on the Romanian Case

Remus Gabriel Anghel, Alina Botezat, Anatolie Coșciug, Ioana Manafi, Monica Roman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10329

The Gravity Model of Migration: The Successful Comeback of an Ageing Superstar in Regional Science

Jacques Poot, Omoniyi Alimi, Michael P. Cameron, David C. Maré

published in: Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 2016, 36, 63-86

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10274

Diasporas and Conflict

Fabio Mariani, Marion Mercier, Thierry Verdier

published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18(4), 761 -793

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10249