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Estimation of household demand systems with theoretically compatible Engel curves and unit value specifications
We develop a method for estimation of price reactions using unit value
data which exploits the implicit links between quantity and unit value
choices. This allows us to combine appealing Engel curve specifications
with a model of unit value determination in a way which is consistent
with demand theory, unlike methods hitherto prominent in the literature.
The method is applied to Czech data
The impact of immigration on the UK labour market
This paper provides an empirical investigation of the way immigration affects labour
market outcomes of native born workers in the UK, set beside a theoretical
discussion of the underlying economic mechanisms. We discuss the problems that
may arise in empirical estimations, and suggest ways to address these problems.
Our empirical analysis is based on data from the British Labour Force Survey. We
show that the overall skill distribution of Britain’s immigrant workforce is remarkably
similar to that of the native born workforce. We investigate the impact of
immigration on employment, participation, unemployment and wages of the resident
population. We find no evidence that immigration has overall effects on any of these
outcomes at the aggregate level. There is some evidence that effects are different
for different educational groups
Labour market performance of immigrants in the UK labour market
From executive summary:
This document is a report commissioned by the Home Office to analyse the performance of immigrants in the UK labour market. It attempts to draw a comprehensive picture of
the labour market performance of immigrants, and the process of adaptation relative to the UK-born white population. Four indicators of economic performance are investigated: (i) employment, (ii) labour force participation, (iii) self-employment, and (iv) wages. The
analysis distinguishes between males and females, and between groups of different origin. The effects of specific variables on these outcomes are investigated in detail. The report also considers labour market outcomes of ethnic minority individuals who are born in the UK, and compares their outcomes with those of UK-born white individuals, and of ethnic minority individuals who are foreign-born
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