scholarly journals The Role of Institutions in the Labor Market Impact of Immigration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Foged ◽  
Linea Hasager ◽  
Vasil Yasenov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Labor Market Institutions ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Active Labor Market Programs ◽  
Study Characteristics

We study the role of labor market institutions and policies in affecting the wage impact of immigration using a cross-country meta-analysis approach. We gather information on 1,548 previously reported semi-elasticities from 66 academic studies covering 20 developed countries. We supplement this dataset with country-level institutional structure and coverage data from the OECD. These include employment and wage rigidities, labor mobility, active labor market programs spending, and product market regulation. We relate estimated wage effects and institutional coverage while con- trolling for local economic conditions, immigrant skill composition, time and region fixed effects and study characteristics. Higher labor market rigidity, as brought about by more widespread institutions, regulations and policies, mitigates the effects on relative wages of high- versus low-skilled natives but exacerbates the impacts on average earnings. Overall, our results suggest that labor mar- ket institutions and policies may be effective tools in the economic absorption of foreign workers.

scholarly journals Association Between the IL-6 rs1800795 Polymorphism and the Risk of Cervical Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of 1210 Cases and 1525 Controls

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 662-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiping Liu ◽  
Dan Lyu ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Lianbing Sheng ◽  
Ning Tang
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Cervical Cancer Risk ◽  
Knowledge Infrastructure

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death among females in less developed countries. Studies have shown that the single-nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin 6 might be associated with cervical cancer risk. A total of 710 articles from EMBASE, EBSCO, Web of science, PubMed, Springer link, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were reviewed in our study. A meta-analysis on the associations between interleukin 6 rs1800795 polymorphism and cervical cancer risk was carried out by comparison using 5 genetic models. In this systematic review, 5 studies were analyzed. The pooled population included 2735 participants (1210 cases and 1525 controls). The overall odds ratio (G vs C alleles) using fixed-effects model was 0.85 (95% confidence interval 0.75-0.97), P = .02. Our results show that the C genotype of interleukin 6 rs1800795 is associated with higher cervical cancer risk. Our results indicate that interleukin 6 rs1800795 polymorphism might be associated with susceptibility to cervical cancer.

DETERMINANTS OF DEFENCE INDUSTRY CORRUPTION RISK: FIRM LEVEL EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE USING TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL’S ANTI-CORRUPTION INDEX

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (03) ◽  
pp. 675-708
Author(s):  
CHANDRASEKHAR KRISHNAMURTI ◽  
DOMENICO PENSIERO ◽  
ESWARAN VELAYUTHAM
Keyword(s):  
Composite Index ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Transparency International ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Defence Industry ◽  
Corruption Index

Since there is a general perception that the defence industry is more susceptible to corruption compared to other sectors, using a unique database provided by Transparency International (TI), we examine the role of firm level antecedents on firm level corruption risk in the defence industry. We find that larger firms have lower levels of firm level corruption risk. Managerial shareholding is associated with higher levels of corruption risk. Firms that voluntarily disclose more information regarding their corruption control systems tend to have lower levels of corruption risk. Finally, listed firms also have lower levels of firm level corruption risk. We find that the “listing effect” is stronger among firms in financially developed countries ostensibly due to the better scrutiny and monitoring by market participants. In our analysis, we control for country level variables such as a composite index of government effectiveness in controlling defence industry corruption.

scholarly journals Clinical and prognostic role of Vasohibin-1 expression in solid tumors: An evidence from a meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Tian ◽  
Chenkui Miao ◽  
Xiaohan Ren ◽  
Aiming Xu ◽  
Shenhao Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Tumors ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Venous Invasion ◽  
Tumor Grade ◽  
Tumor Stage ◽  
Clinicopathological Parameters

Abstract Background The role of Vasohibin-1 (VASH1) expression in solid tumors remains controversial. We thus performed this meta-analysis to elucidate the associations between VASH1 expression and the prognosis of solid tumors. Methods We searched relevant literature in PubMed, Web of Science and EMBASE. The hazard ratio (HR) or odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were measured by fixed-effects or random-effects models. Publication bias was assessed using funnel plots and Egger's regression test. Results The results showed that VASH1 expression exhibited a significantly decreased overall survival (OS) time (HR = 1.85; 95% Cl = 1.27–2.69) and disease-free survival (DFS) (HR = 1.80; 95% Cl = 1.41–2.29) time. Meanwhile, VASH1 expression was found significantly associated with TNM stage (OR = 1.96; 95% CI = 1.57–2.46), tumor stage (OR = 2.35; 95% CI = 1.88–2.93), lymph node metastasis (OR = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.37–2.98), venous invasion (OR = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.00-2.65), tumor grade (OR = 1.74; 95% CI = 1.13–2.67) and microvessel density (MVD) (OR = 4.30; 95% CI = 2.31–8.03). However, no significant association was found between the VASH1 expression and distant metastasis (OR = 1.81; 95% Cl = 0.74–1.41). Conclusion This study demonstrated that VASH1 expression was relevant to more aggressive clinicopathological parameters and might predict inferior DFS and OS in solid tumor patients.

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