As the Number of Undocumented Workers Increases, Other Workers’ Wages Rise

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October 28, 2015

As the Number of Undocumented Workers Increases, Other Workers’ Wages Rise

Employees get an average wage boost of 0.44% for every 1 percentage point increase in the share of undocumented workers in their county or industry and a 0.09% wage boost for every 1 percentage point rise in the fraction of undocumented workers employed by their firm, says a team led by Julie L. Hotchkiss of Georgia State University. Drawing on data from the U.S. state of Georgia, the researchers say that an influx of undocumented, low-skill workers appears to allow firms to reassign other employees to higher-skilled and higher-paying jobs.

SOURCE: The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers: Evidence from Administrative Data

How Anthropologist Shannon May Raised $100 Million From Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to Fund Her For-Profit Startup, Bridge International Academies | Inc.com

How Anthropologist Shannon May Raised $100 Million From Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to Fund Her For-Profit Startup, Bridge International Academies | Inc.com

Germany needs migrants. Do we?

Germany needs migrants. Do we?

A large and growing body of evidence shows that accepting
refugees is often economically savvy. In the U.S., where hostility
toward immigrants is palpable this campaign season (witness the rise of Donald Trump),
the country faces a looming wave of baby boomer retirements, which
younger foreign workers could help offset with taxes, dollars, and
productivity. (For more on the age wave, see “Chart of the day: The first world is aging.”)
Beyond that, immigrants start businesses twice as often as native-born
Americans, they are disproportionately likely to work instead of collect
unemployment, and—contrary to the campaign rhetoric—they aren’t taking
our jobs. A 2014 review that surveyed 27 studies globally on the topic
found that while wages in some situations might suffer and others might
improve, there was no overall depressing effect.

What’s more, refugees can deliver even more of an economic
boost than typical immigrants. According to one study, refugees who
arrived in the U.S. between 1975 and 1980 were earning 20% more than
other immigrants by 1990. And they may have additional motivation to
excel, says Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Ted Alden,
because many feel they’re getting a “second chance on life.”

INTJ Personality (“The Architect”) | 16Personalities

INTJ Personality (“The Architect”) | 16Personalities

"The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday

"The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday

Take-Aways

• Stoicism – an operating manual for life – is a pragmatic philosophy that helps people

overcome their difficulties.

• This venerable philosophy inspired George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Adam

Smith and Frederick the Great, as well as many contemporary leaders.

• Stoicism rests on three primary disciplines: “perception, action and the will.”

• Perception is the way you see the world. Viewing it realistically or with a bias can help

or hinder you.

• The right action is always directed, deliberate, bold and persistent.

• The world can break your body, but thanks to willpower, it can never break your spirit

and mind. You – not some external entity – control your will.

• Obstacles that stand in the way of progress can actually promote progress.

• People improve by facing and meeting challenges head-on.

• The obstacles you overcome provide benefits you could not otherwise realize.

• How you think about and react to obstacles while maintaining your composure

defines you.

Body Fat Makes You a Target of Incivility at Work

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October 12, 2015 Body Fat Makes You a Target of Incivility at Work The more body fat an employee carries, the greater the chances he or she will experience discourteous workplace behaviors such as interrupting, failing to return greetings, and not refilling printer paper, according to a team led by Katherine A. Sliter of Bowling Green State University. For example, in one study, overweight people reported higher levels of such forms of incivility than their healthy-weight peers (2.48 versus 1.53 on a 1-to-5 scale). Obesity may be “one of the last legally and socially acceptable” targets of workplace discrimination, the researchers say. SOURCE: Employee Adiposity and Incivility: Establishing a Link and Identifying Demographic Moderators and Negative Consequences

Don’t Base Business Partnerships on Personal Chemistry

Don’t Base Business Partnerships on Personal Chemistry