Jackline Wahba

University of Southampton, Department of Economics

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Southampton, SO171BJ

United Kingdom

http://https://sites.google.com/site/jackiewahba/

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Overseas Work Experience, Savings and Entrepreneurship Amongst Return Migrants to Ldcs

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Overseas Work Experience, Savings and Entrepreneurship Amongst Return Migrants to Ldcs

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Jun 2001
Barry McCormick and Jackline Wahba
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Return migration, overseas savings, entrepreneurship, overseas work experience

Overseas Work Experience, Savings and Entrepreneurship Amongst Return Migrants to Ldcs

Posted: 23 Aug 2001
Barry McCormick and Jackline Wahba
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics

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Return Migration, Overseas Savings, Entrepreneurship, Overseas Work Experience

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Do Market Wages Influence Child Labour and Child Schooling?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Apr 2001
Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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child labour, schooling, developing countries, wages, poverty

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Welfare Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6450
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 Apr 2012
Corrado Giulietti and Jackline Wahba
Department of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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welfare spending, immigration

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Can I Have Permission to Leave the House? Return Migration and the Transfer of Gender Norms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9216
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Michele Tuccio and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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international return migration, gender inequality, transfer of norms

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The Influence of Market Wages and Parental History on Child Labour and Schooling in Egypt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1771
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Oct 2005
Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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child labour, child schooling, wages

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4541
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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social capital, entrepreneurship, selection, savings

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7552
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jan 2010
Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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entrepreneurship, savings, selection, social capital

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The Impact of Brexit on International Students' Return Intentions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12032
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Jan 2019
Jane Falkingham, Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba and Chuhong Wang
University of Southampton - ESRC Centre for Population Change, Department of Economics, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and University of Southampton
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Brexit, Article 50, higher education, international students, intention to leave

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Child Labor, Urban Proximity and Household Composition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1966
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Marcel Fafchamps and Jackline Wahba
Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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child labour, Nepal, child schooling, urban proximity

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International Migration: Driver of Political and Social Change?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9794
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2023
Michele Tuccio, Jackline Wahba and Bachir Hamdouch
University of Southampton, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Mohammed V University – Agdal, FSJES de Rabat
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international migration, political change, transfer of norms, Morocco

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Training Teachers for Diversity Awareness: Impact on School Attendance of Refugee Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14557
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba
TED University, University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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absenteeism, refugees, teacher training, diversity

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Expecting Brexit and UK Migration: Should I Go?

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Expecting Brexit and UK Migration: Should I Go?

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 21 Jun 2022
Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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UK migration, EU migration, Brexit

Expecting Brexit and UK Migration: Should I Go?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16156
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 23 May 2023 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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EU migration, UK migration, Brexit

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The Sources of the Gender Gap in Economics Enrolment

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The Sources of the Gender Gap in Economics Enrolment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4957
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Sep 2014
Mirco Tonin and Jackline Wahba
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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education, economics, gender, discrimination, pay gap

The Sources of the Gender Gap in Economics Enrolment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8414
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
Mirco Tonin and Jackline Wahba
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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education, economics, gender, discrimination, pay gap

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Sons or Daughters? The Impact of Children's Migration on the Health and Well-Being of Parents Left Behind

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12370
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 10 Jun 2019
Jackline Wahba and Chuhong Wang
University of Southampton, Department of Economics and University of Southampton
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migration, health, subjective well-being, gender, Chinese zodiac signs

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Strong Versus Weak Ties in Migration

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Strong Versus Weak Ties in Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8089
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2023
Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
Department of Economics, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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internal migration, social networks, China

Strong Versus Weak Ties in Migration

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10248
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Nov 2014
Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
Department of Economics, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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China, internal migration, social networks

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Natives' Attitudes and Immigration Flows to Europe

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15942
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Feb 2023
Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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EU migration, public attitudes, migration drivers

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Did Public Wage Premiums Fuel Agglomeration in Ldcs?

Univ. of Southampton Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Nov 2000
Barry McCormick and Jackline Wahba
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Public Sector, Agglomeration, Migration, Developing Country

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Political Change and Informality: Evidence from the Arab Spring

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11245
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Jan 2018
Ahmed Elsayed and Jackline Wahba
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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informal employment, job contracts, Arab Spring

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Cooperation in a Fragmented Society: Experimental Evidence on Syrian Refugees and Natives in Lebanon

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Cooperation in a Fragmented Society: Experimental Evidence on Syrian Refugees and Natives in Lebanon

CESifo Working Paper No. 8038
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Jan 2020
Michalis Drouvelis, Bilal Malaeb, Jackline Wahba and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Birmingham - Department of Economics, Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Southampton, Department of Economics and University of Southampton
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refugees, public good game, cooperation, punishment

Cooperation in a Fragmented Society: Experimental Evidence on Syrian Refugees and Natives in Lebanon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12858
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Michalis Drouvelis, Bilal Malaeb, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba
University of Birmingham - Department of Economics, Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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refugees, public good game, cooperation, punishment

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Illegal Migration, Wages, and Remittances: Semi-Parametric Estimation of Illegality Effects

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4527
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Christian Schluter and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton - Division of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
Downloads 88 (619,005)
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non-parametric estimation, control functions, selection, counterfactuals, illegality effects, illegal migration, intermediate outcomes, Mexican Migration Project

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Return Plans and Migrants' Behavior

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10111
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2023
Bastien Chabé-Ferret, Joel Machado, Joel Machado and Jackline Wahba
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Universite du Luxembourg - Faculty of Law, Economics and FinanceLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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temporary migration, return intention, remittances

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The Determinants of Refugees' Destinations: Where Do Refugees Locate within the EU?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16085
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Apr 2023
Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba
University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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employment ban, asylum seekers, refugees, EU migration

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Free vs. Restricted Immigration: Bilateral Country Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5546
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Assaf Razin and Jackline Wahba
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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migration, welfare state, EU

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The Impact of Labour Market Dynamics on the Return-Migration of Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5722
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 31 May 2011
Govert E. Bijwaard, Christian Schluter and Jackline Wahba
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), University of Southampton - Division of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
Downloads 72 (694,956)
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temporary migration, durations, timing of event method, labour market dynamics

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Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and a Structural Model

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14260
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 10 Apr 2021
Vincent Boucher, Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos, Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
Université Laval, TED University, University of Southampton, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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Welfare Magnet Hypothesis, Fiscal Burden and Immigration Skill Selectivity

NBER Working Paper No. w17515
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Assaf Razin and Jackline Wahba
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Entrepreneurship of the Left-Behind

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7270
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Department of Economics, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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rural to urban migration, self-employment, RUMiC dataset

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Immigrants' Wage Growth and Selective Out-Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8627
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Nov 2014
Govert E. Bijwaard and Jackline Wahba
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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migration dynamics, labor market transitions, competing risks, immigrant assimilation, income growth

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Do High-Income or Low-Income Immigrants Leave Faster?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7732
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2023
Govert E. Bijwaard and Jackline Wahba
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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immigrant assimilation, labour market transitions, migration dynamics, competing risks

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Network Sorting and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Chaotic Dispersal of the Viet Kieu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13952
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
Christopher Robert Parsons, Tyler Reysenbach and Jackline Wahba
The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics, Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Productivity Commission and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Return Migrants and the Wage Premium: Does the Legal Status of Migrants Matter?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14492
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 26 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Nelly El-Mallakh and Jackline Wahba
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
Downloads 43 (893,873)
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wages, return migration, undocumented migration, illegality, Egypt

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Free vs. Controlled Migration: Bilateral Country Study

NBER Working Paper No. w16831
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2023
Assaf Razin and Jackline Wahba
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Density, Social Networks and Job Search Methods: Theory and Application to Egypt

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Sep 2003
Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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Weak ties, density, search methods, networks

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Remigration Intentions and Migrants' Behavior

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) Working Paper Series n°2017-17
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2018
Bastien Chabé-Ferret, Joel Machado, Joel Machado and Jackline Wahba
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Universite du Luxembourg - Faculty of Law, Economics and FinanceLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Temporary migration, intention to leave, return intention, remittances, investment, house ownership, language

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Return Versus Onward Migration: Go Back or Move on?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15148
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Govert E. Bijwaard and Jackline Wahba
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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temporary migration, migration dynamics, unemployment, target savers

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The Power of Language: Educational and Mental Health Impacts of Language Training for Refugee Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17593
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Jan 2025
Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba
TED University, University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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language, refugee integration, school outcomes, mental health

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Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and a Structural Model

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15528
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 14 May 2021
Vincent Boucher, Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos, Jackline Wahba and Yves Zenou
Université Laval, TED University, University of Southampton, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics
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Overseas Employment and Remittances to a Dual Economy

Posted: 08 Nov 1999
Barry McCormick and Jackline Wahba
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Southampton, Department of Economics

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