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Disadvantaged boys benefit most from early school years

Research by Christian Dustmann and Thomas Cornelissen finds that boys from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit most from early schooling, helping to narrow the skills gap (60-80%) with boys from high socio-economic backgrounds.

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Housing costs have exacerbated income equality in Germany

CReAM Research by Christian Dustmann and co-authors finds that changes in housing expenditures dramatically exacerbated the rise in income inequality in Germany since the mid-1990s. The research was covered on the German press.

Immigrant and disadvantaged children benefit most from early childcare

Attending universal childcare from age three significantly improves the school readiness of children from immigrant and disadvantaged family backgrounds.

Brexit

BBC Three Counties

Christian Dustmann discussing Theresa May's comments on EU workers 'jumping the queue' on BBC Three Counties.

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Discussion Papers 2016

Date	No	Author(s)	Title	Abstract
December 2016	30/16	José-Ignacio Antón, René Böheim and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer	The effects of international migration on native workers’ unionisation in Austria	Abstract
December 2016	29/16	Simone Cremaschi and Carlo Devillanova	Immigrants and Legal Status: Do Personal Contacts Matter?	Abstract
November 2016	28/16	Pierre Brochu, Till Gross and Christopher Worswick	Temporary Foreign Workers and Firms: Theory and Canadian Evidence	Abstract
November 2016	27/16	Julia Bredtmann, Fernanda Martínez Flores, and Sebastian Otten	Remittances and the Brain Drain: Evidence from Microdata for Sub-Saharan Africa	Abstract
October 2016	26/16	Christian Dustmann, Uta Schönberg, and Jan Stuhler	The Impact of Immigration: Why Do Studies Reach Such Different Results?	Abstract
October 2016	25/16	Paolo Pinotti	Clicking on Heaven's Door: The Effect of Immigrant Legalization on Crime	Abstract
October 2016	24/16	Costanza Biavaschi, Michal Burzynski, Benjamin Elsner and Joël Machado	The Gain from the Drain - Skill-biased Migration and Global Welfare	Abstract
September 2016	23/16	Marco Alfano, Christian Dustmann and Tommaso Frattini	Immigration and the UK: Reflections After Brexit	Abstract
September 2016	22/16	Volker Grossmann, Andreas Schäfer, Thomas Steger and Benjamin Fuchs	Reversal of Migration Flows: A Fresh Look at the German Reunification	Abstract
September 2016	21/16	Francesco Fasani	Immigrant Crime and Legal Status: Evidence from Repeated Amnesty Programs	Abstract
August 2016	20/16	Govert E. Bijwaard and Christian Schluter	Interdependent Hazards, Local Interactions, and the Return Decision of Recent Migrants	Abstract
August 2016	19/16	Christian Dustmann, Kristine Vasiljeva and Anna Piil Damm	Refugee Migration and Electoral Outcomes	Abstract
August 2016	18/16	Casey Warman, Matthew D. Webb and Christopher Worswick	Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?	Abstract
August 2016	17/16	Christian Dustmann, Uta Schӧnberg and Jan Stuhler	Labor Supply Shocks, Native Wages, and the Adjustment of Local Employment	Abstract
August 2016	16/16	Christian Dustmann, Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, Luigi Minale and Uta Schӧnberg	On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration	Abstract
July 2016	15/16	Wouter Zwysen and Simonetta Longhi	Employment and Earning Gaps in the Early Career of Ethnic Minority British Graduates: the Importance of University Choice, Parental Background and Area Characteristics	Abstract
July 2016	14/16	John Gibson, David McKenzie, Halahingano Rohorua and Steven Stillman	The Long-Term Impact of International Migration on Economic Decision-Making: Evidence from a Migration Lottery and Lab-in-the-Field Experiments	Abstract
July 2016	13/16	Asadul Islam, Steven Stillman and Christopher Worswick	Can Immigrants Insure against Shocks as well as the Native-born?	Abstract
July 2016	12/16	Ira N. Gang, Kseniia Gatskova, John Landon-Lane and Myeong-Su Yun	Vulnerability to Poverty: Tajikistan During and After the Global Financial Crisis	Abstract
May 2016	11/16	Xavier D’Haultfoeuille and Roland Rathelot	Measuring Segregation on Small Units: A Partial Identification Analysis	Abstract
May 2016	10/16	Romain Aeberhardt, Elise Coudin and Roland Rathelot	The heterogeneity of ethnic employment gaps	Abstract
May 2016	09/16	Christian Dustmann and Joseph-Simon Görlach	Estimating Immigrant Earnings Profiles when Migrations are Temporary	Abstract
April 2016	08/16	Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae Lee and Hugo Reis	Please Call Me John: Name Choice and the Assimilation of Immigrants in the United States, 1900-1930	Abstract
April 2016	07/16	Matthew Roskruge, Jacques Poot and Laura King	Social capital, entrepreneurship and living standards: differences between immigrants and the native born	Abstract
March 2016	06/16	Laura Ansala, Ulla Hämäläinen and Matti Sarvimäki	Slipping through the Cracks of a Welfare State: Children of Immigrants in Finland	Abstract
March 2016	05/16	Ken Clark, Stephen Drinkwater and Catherine Robinson	Self-Employment Amongst Migrant Groups in England and Wales: New Evidence from Census Microdata	Abstract
February 2016	04/16	Gil S. Epstein and Odelia Heizler (Cohen)	Networks in the Diaspora	Abstract
February 2016	03/16	Yassine Khoudja and Lucinda Platt	Labour market entries and exits of women from different origin countries in the UK	Abstract
February 2016	02/16	Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum and Knut Røed	Job Loss and Immigrant Labor Market Performance	Abstract
January 2016	01/16	Nicola Mastrorocco and Luigi Minale	Information and Crime Perceptions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment	Abstract