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1. The earnings of male immigrants in England: evidence from the quarterly LFS.

Author

Shields MA and Price SW

Subjects
Culture, Demography, Developed Countries, Economics, England, Europe, Health Workforce, Population, Population Characteristics, Population Dynamics, Research, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, Transients and Migrants, United Kingdom, Emigration and Immigration, Employment, Ethnicity, Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Abstract

"In this paper we estimate earnings functions for native born and foreign born white and non-white males in the English labour market, using data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey.... Our results highlight the importance of distinguishing between native born and foreign born males when investigating the labour market experience of ethnic minorities. Furthermore, the earnings performance amongst white immigrants varies considerably.", (excerpt)

Published
1998
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2. A comparison of unemployment, income and mortality interaction for five European countries.

Author

Mcavinchey ID

Subjects
Demography, Developed Countries, Economics, Europe, France, Germany, West, Health, Ireland, Italy, Models, Theoretical, Population, Population Dynamics, Scandinavian and Nordic Countries, Sweden, Employment, Health Status Indicators, Income, Mortality, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, Unemployment
Abstract

The relationship between unemployment and health status is examined in a comparative study of five European countries using a time series model. "The hypothesis considered in this paper is that the secular decline in mortality rates can be attributed to the secular rise in real per capita income and that the remaining fluctuations in mortality rates can be explained by cyclical movements in income and variations in unemployment." The data concern the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and Ireland., (excerpt)

Published
1988
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