Janis Umblijs
Biographic Data
| ID | 874007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janis Umblijs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janis |
| FAMILY NAME | Umblijs |
| SIGNATURE | UMBLIJS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3279-0962 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Neighborhood Concentration of Child Poverty by Immigrant Background
Child poverty has been steadily rising across high-income countries, including Scandinavia, raising concerns about its spatial concentration and potential impact on inequality. This study uses administrative data to investigate the development of geographic concentration of child poverty in Norway from 2004 to 2022, with a focus on variations across immigrant and native-born children. We analyze neighborhood poverty trends and measure overexposur…
Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship
Do more risk loving migrants opt for self-employment? We use a novel vignette-adjusted measure of risk preferences to investigate the link between risk aversion and entrepreneurship in migrant communities. Using an original representative household survey of the migrant population in the Greater Dublin Area, we find a significant negative relationship between risk aversion and entrepreneurship. Our results show that the use of vignettes improves …
Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship
Do more risk loving migrants opt for self-employment? We use a novel vignette-adjusted measure of risk preferences to investigate the link between risk aversion and entrepreneurship in migrant communities. Using an original representative household survey of the migrant population in the Greater Dublin Area, we find a significant negative relationship between risk aversion and entrepreneurship. Our results show that the use of vignettes improves …
Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship
Do more risk loving migrants opt for self-employment? We use a novel vignette-adjusted measure of risk preferences to investigate the link between risk aversion and entrepreneurship in migrant communities. Using an original representative household survey of the migrant population in the Greater Dublin Area, we find a significant negative relationship between risk aversion and entrepreneurship. Our results show that the use of vignettes improves …
Neighborhood Concentration of Child Poverty by Immigrant Background
Child poverty has been steadily rising across high-income countries, including Scandinavia, raising concerns about its spatial concentration and potential impact on inequality. This study uses administrative data to investigate the development of geographic concentration of child poverty in Norway from 2004 to 2022, with a focus on variations across immigrant and native-born children. We analyze neighborhood poverty trends and measure overexposur…
Immigration (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Child poverty (1 works) · Country of origin (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Differential (mechanical device (1 works) · Early childhood education (1 works) · Economics (1 works)