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A New Profile of Migrants in the Aftermath of the Recent Economic Crisis

Arslan, Cansin; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Kone, Zovanga; … - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2015

Growing international migration and diverse characteristics of migrant populations make internationally comparable high-quality data on migrants essential. Regular update of these data is crucial to capture the changes in size and composition of migrant populations. This document presents the...

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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2014

The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an optimal currency area. It is of particular interest currently in the context of high and rising levels of labour market disparities, in particular within the Eurozone where there...

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Jobs for Immigrants: Labour Market Integration in Norway

Liebig, Thomas - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2009

Evidence from many OECD countries shows that immigrants, in particular recent arrivals, tend to be especially affected by an economic downturn. The available tentative evidence on unemployment suggests that this is also the case in Norway in the current downturn, particularly with respect to the...

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Are Recent Immigrants Different? A New Profile of Immigrants in the OECD based on DIOC 2005/06

Widmaier, Sarah; Dumont, Jean-Christophe - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2011

Increasing international migration and changing immigrant populations in OECD countries make international comparable data on migrant populations essential. These data should be updated regularly to capture a detailed picture of migrant populations. This document presents the first results of...

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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and Their Children in Switzerland

Liebig, Thomas; Kohls, Sebastian; Krause, Karolin - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2012

foreign-born – and the issue of immigration is high on both the policy agenda and in the public debate. Given the numerous …

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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Austria

Krause, Karolin; Liebig, Thomas - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2011

With 17% of the working-age population in 2010 being foreign-born, Austria has one of the largest shares of working-age immigrants in the OECD. As in other European OECD countries, the migration landscape in Austria has been shaped by the recruitment of low-educated labour migrants prior to the...

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Trend in International Migration Flows and Stocks,1975-2005

Lowell, B. Lindsay - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2007

This paper discusses broad trends in the rates and levels of international migration over the past three decades, the places that migrants leave from and the destinations they choose; and some of the demographic and policy implications of these trends. It raises some features of international...

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Taxation, Ethnic Ties and the Location Choice of Highly Skilled Immigrants

Liebig, Thomas; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2005

to other European countries, Switzerland has pursued a fairly liberal immigration policy and maintains a unique permit … libérale en matière d’immigration et maintient un système unique de permis, qui est devenu de plus en plus ciblé sur les …

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Unauthorized Migrants in the United States: Estimates, Methods, and Characteristics

Passel, Jeffrey - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2007

This report discusses methods of measuring unauthorized migration to the United States. The “residual method” involves comparing an analytic estimate of the legal foreign-born population with a survey-based measure of the total foreign-born population. The difference between the two...

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Managing Highly-Skilled Labour Migration: A Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Challenges in OECD Countries

Chaloff, Jonathan; Lemaître, Georges - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2009

Most OECD countries expect growing shortages of highly-skilled labour in the coming two decades, and immigration is … employers and workers prior to immigration. A second option is to favour candidates for migration with qualifications earned in …, et l’immigration pourrait bien être une des réponses à ce phénomène. Ces dernières années, ils ont mis en place des …

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