Local labor markets and earnings of refugee immigrants
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-016-1067-7
Abstract: This paper estimates how local conditions at the time of immigration influence later outcomes for refugee immigrants to Norway, exploiting the quasi-experimental nature of the Norwegian system for settlement for “quota” or resettlement refugees. A… read more here.
Keywords: refugee immigrants; labor markets; labor; markets earnings ... See more keywords
Public Procurement, Local Labor Markets and Green Technological Change. Evidence from US Commuting Zones
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DOI: 10.1007/s10640-020-00405-4
Abstract: The paper investigates whether and through which channels green public procurement (GPP) and the skills composition stimulate local environmental innovation capacity. We use detailed data sources on green patents and procurement expenditure at the level… read more here.
Keywords: gpp; commuting zones; local labor; public procurement ... See more keywords
Local labor markets and criminal recidivism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.12.003
Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of local labor market conditions on criminal recidivism using administrative prison records on four million offenders released from 43 states between 2000 and 2013. Exploiting the timing of each offender's… read more here.
Keywords: labor markets; criminal recidivism; recidivism; local labor ... See more keywords
Measures, drivers and effects of green employment: evidence from US local labor markets, 2006–2014
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DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lby038
Abstract: This paper explores the nature and the key empirical regularities of green employment in US local labor markets in 2006–2014. The main methodological novelty consists of a new measure of green employment based on the… read more here.
Keywords: labor markets; green employment; markets 2006; local labor ... See more keywords
Local Labor Market Inequality in the Age of Mass Incarceration
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DOI: 10.1177/0034644620966029
Abstract: We contend that the rise of mass incarceration in the United States can be framed through the lens of stratification economics, which views race- and class-based discrimination as a rational attempt on behalf of privileged… read more here.
Keywords: local labor; mass incarceration; incarceration; inequality ... See more keywords