Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes

San Diego State University - Department of Economics

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1.

Migration, Remittances and Children's Schooling in Haiti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3657
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Annie Georges and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, National Center for Children and Families and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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migration, remittances, education, Haiti

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Immigrants' Responsiveness to Labor Market Conditions and it's Implications on Regional Disparities: Evidence from Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1557
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Apr 2005
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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international migration, immigrant workers, immigrant location, immigrant responsiveness, labor market conditions, regional disparities

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The Impact of Gender Segregation on Male-Female Wage Differentials: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data for Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1742
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Sep 2005
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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gender wage differentials, female segregation, matched employer-employee data

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Cohort-Level Sex Ratio Effects on Women's Labor Force Participation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2722
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Apr 2007
Shoshana Amyra Grossbard and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and San Diego State University - Department of Economics
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female labor force participation, sex ratios, cohorts, education, marriage markets

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Social Networks and Their Impact on the Employment and Earnings of Mexican Immigrants

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 May 2005
Kusum Mundra and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark and San Diego State University - Department of Economics
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Social Networks, Undocumented Mexican Immigrants, Double-Selection, MMP

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Remittances and Income Smoothing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5568
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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remittances, income smoothing

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Schooling and Labor Market Effects of Temporary Authorization: Evidence from DACA

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10144
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Aug 2016
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Francisca Antman
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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undocumented immigrants, work authorization

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In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants and Its Impact on College Enrollment, Tuition Costs, Student Financial Aid, and Indebtedness

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6857
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Oct 2012
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Chad Sparber
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Colgate University - Economics Department
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immigration, college tuition, DREAM Act

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Employment Expectations and Gross Flows by Type of Work Contract

William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 646
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Feb 2004
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Miguel A. Malo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Salamanca - Department of Economics and Economic History
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Gross job flows, gross worker flows, temporary, permanent, expectations, Spain

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Moonlighting Behavior Over the Business Cycle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1671
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Jean Kimmel
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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moonlighting, multiple job holding, business cycles, U.S.

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The Role of Temporary Help Agencies in Facilitating Temp-to-Perm Transitions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2177
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Jul 2006
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Miguel A. Malo and Fernando Muñoz-Bullon
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, University of Salamanca - Department of Economics and Economic History and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - School of Politics and Economics
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temporary help agency, temporary employment, permanent employment

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Remittances to Latin America from Migrants in the United States: Assessing the Impact of Amnesty Programs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4318
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Aug 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Francesca Mazzolari
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine
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remittances, Latin American migrants, legal status, amnesty

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The Role of Contingent Work in the War Against Poverty

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The Role of Contingent Work in the War Against Poverty

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Oct 2003
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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Contingent work, poverty, welfare, temporary help

The Role of Contingent Work in the War Against Poverty

Chicago Policy Review, Vol. 7
Posted: 17 Sep 2003
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics

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Contingent work, poverty, welfare, temporary help

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Labor Market Assimilation of Recent Immigrants in Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2104
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 May 2006
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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immigrant assimilation, employment, occupational attainment and mobility, Spain

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Does Immigration Raise Natives Income? National and Regional Evidence from Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3486
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Aug 2008
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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international migration, regional, national, immigration surplus, Spain

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Can Authorization Reduce Poverty Among Undocumented Immigrants? Evidence from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10145
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Aug 2016
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Francisca Antman
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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immigration, poverty, DACA

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Refugee Admissions and Public Safety: Are Refugee Settlement Areas More Prone to Crime?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11612
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Jul 2018
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cynthia Bansak and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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refugees, crime, United States, terrorism

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On the Implications of Immigration Policy Restricting Citizenship: Evidence from the Dominican Republic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10602
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Mar 2017
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Carlos Gratereaux Hernández and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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immigration policy, birthright citizenship, Dominican Republic, Haiti

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Immigration Enforcement and Childhood Poverty in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10030
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Jul 2016
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo and Almudena Sevilla
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, University of Oxford and Queen Mary, University of London
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immigration enforcement, poverty, U.S. citizen children, unauthorized parents

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When Do Remittances Facilitate Asset Accumulation? The Importance of Remittance Income Uncertainty

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7983
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Mar 2014
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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international remittances, uncertainty, household expenditures, asset accumulation, Mexico

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Settling for Academia? H-1b Visas and the Career Choices of International Students in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10166
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Delia Furtado
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Connecticut - Department of Economics
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H-1B visas, foreign-born workers, academic market, United States

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New Evidence on the Role of Remittances on Health Care Expenditures by Mexican Households

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4617
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Dec 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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remittances, health care, household expenditures, Mexico

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Income Pooling and Household Division of Labor: Evidence from Danish Couples

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5418
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Jan 2011
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Jens Bonke and Shoshana Amyra Grossbard
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and San Diego State University - Department of Economics
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home production, income pooling, household finance, domestic services

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The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4542
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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work-family conflicts, timing of work, split/continuous time schedule, compensating wage differentials, job constraints

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How Do Tougher Immigration Measures Impact Unauthorized Immigrants?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7134
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Jan 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Thitima Puttitanun and Ana Martinez-Donate
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, San Diego State University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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immigration, policy, undocumented, illegal, unauthorized, Mexico

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New Evidence on the Motherhood Wage Gap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3662
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Jean Kimmel
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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motherhood wage gap, non-wage compensation, health insurance

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Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10850
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Jul 2017
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Esther Arenas-Arroyo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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immigration enforcement, unauthorized immigration, foster care, United States

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The Changing Family Structure of American Children with Unauthorized Parents

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Mar 2018
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Esther Arenas-Arroyo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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immigration enforcement, unauthorized immigration, family structure, United States

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On the Intended and Unintended Consequences of Enhanced Border and Interior Immigration Enforcement: Evidence from Deportees

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8458
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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deportation, interior enforcement, border enforcement, treatment of deportees, re-migration intentions

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Complements or Substitutes? Task Specialization by Gender and Nativity in Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4348
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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immigration, gender, task specialization, complements, substitutes, Spain

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The Impact of Amnesty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Panel Study Using the Legalized Population Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5576
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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amnesty, legalization, labor market, Legalized Population Survey

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Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7786
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Laura Juarez
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Bank of Mexico
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old-age government transfers, crowding-out, remittances, Mexico

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Interstate Mobility Patterns of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants: Evidence from Arizona

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10685
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Apr 2017
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Fernando A. Lozano
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Pomona College
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unauthorized immigrants, geographic mobility, interior enforcement, Arizona

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Remittance Receipt and Business Ownership in the Dominican Republic

The World Economy, Vol. 29, No. 7, pp. 939-956, July 2006
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Jul 2006
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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Immigrant Homeownership and Immigration Status: Evidence from Spain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6676
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Jul 2012
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Kusum Mundra
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark
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immigrant homeownership, immigration status, Spain

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Gender Differences in Native Preferences Towards Undocumented and Legal Immigration: Evidence from San Diego

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4616
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Dec 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Thitima Puttitanun
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and San Diego State University
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gender, native preferences, undocumented immigration, legal immigration

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Welfare Reform and Immigrant Fertility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8153
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 May 2014
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan L. Averett and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, Lafayette College - Department of Economics & Business and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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immigration, fertility, welfare reform

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Labour Market Assimilation of Recent Immigrants in Spain

British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 257-284, June 2007
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 May 2007
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Sara de la Rica
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Universidad del Pais Vasco
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Employment Verification Mandates and the Labor Market Outcomes of Likely Unauthorized and Native Workers

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Employment Verification Mandates and the Labor Market Outcomes of Likely Unauthorized and Native Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7419
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Jun 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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E-verify, undocumented workers, employment, wages

Employment Verification Mandates and the Labor Market Outcomes of Likely Unauthorized and Native Workers

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 671-680, 2014
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 May 2014
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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Low-Skilled Immigration and Parenting Investments of College-Educated Mothers in the United States: Evidence from Time-Use Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7501
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Aug 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Almudena Sevilla Sanz
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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migration, time use, mother

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The Effect of Non-Contributory Pensions on Saving in Mexico

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-630
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Apr 2017
Jorge Alonso Ortiz, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Laura Juárez
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) - Centro de Investigacion Economica, San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
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Non-contributory pensions, Saving, Mexico

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Did Opt Policy Changes Help Steer and Retain Foreign Talent into Stem?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11548
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 May 2018
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Delia Furtado and Huanan Xu
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - Department of Economics and Indiana University South Bend
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Optional Practical Training, H-1B visas, foreign-born workers, United States

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Remittances and Portfolio Values: An Inquiry Using Spanish Immigrants from Africa, Europe and the Americas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6622
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Jun 2012
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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remittances, portfolio motives, Spain

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The Impact of Amnesty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Panel Study Using the Legalized Population Survey

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Vol. 50, Issue 3, pp. 443-471, 2011
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Jun 2011
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Cynthia Bansak
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Saint Lawrence University - Department of Economics
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F22, J15, J71

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Gender Differences in Native Preferences Toward Undocumented and Legal Immigration: Evidence from San Diego

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 31-45, 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jan 2011
Thitima Puttitanun and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
San Diego State University and San Diego State University - Department of Economics
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Moonlighting Over the Business Cycle

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 754-765, October 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 26 Oct 2009
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Jean Kimmel
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Western Michigan University - Department of Economics
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Immigrant Homeownership and Immigration Status: Evidence from Spain

Review of International Economics, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 204-218, 2013
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Apr 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Kusum Mundra
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Department of Economics, Rutgers University, Newark
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New Evidence on the Impact of Legal Status on Immigrant Labor Market Performance: The Spanish Case

LABOUR, Vol. 27, Issue 1, pp. 93-113, 2013
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 31 Jan 2013
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Miguel A. Malo
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and University of Salamanca - Department of Economics and Economic History
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The Effect of Noncontributory Pensions on Saving in Mexico

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 57, Issue 2, pp. 931-952, 2019
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Feb 2019
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Laura Juarez and Jorge Alonso Ortiz
San Diego State University - Department of Economics, Bank of Mexico and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) - Centro de Investigacion Economica
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On the Effectiveness of SB1070 in Arizona

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 53, Issue 1, pp. 335-351, 2015
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 Nov 2014
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Fernando A. Lozano
San Diego State University - Department of Economics and Pomona College
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Work Safety in the Context of Temporary Employment: The Spanish Experience

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, January 2002
Posted: 08 Jan 2002
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
San Diego State University - Department of Economics

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Work safety, Work Injuries, Work Illnesses, Working Conditions, Temporary Employment, Spain

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Prewar and Postwar Macroeconomic Uncertainty: An International Perspective

Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol. 23, No. 4, Fall 2001
Posted: 27 Sep 2001
Susan Pozo and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
Western Michigan University - Department of Economics and San Diego State University - Department of Economics

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Work Transitions into and Out of Involuntary Temporary Employment in a Segmented Market: Evidence from Spain

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, January 2000
Posted: 15 Dec 1999
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
San Diego State University - Department of Economics

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