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The Mobility Challenge for Growth and Integration in Europe
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Open and flexible labor markets foster growth, development and integration in Europe. The single European labor market is still a vision, however, whereas the core challenge is a lack of sufficient mobility. The presentation discusses the value of labor mobility for economic prosperity and its...
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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries: Country Study on Germany
Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Despite the ongoing dialogue on facilitating mobility between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migrants from these countries. This study aims to fill this gap by studying the size and assimilation...
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A Policy Agenda for Diversity and Minority Integration
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
ethnic majorities can work. But they need to involve all stakeholders, including all levels of government, public and private …
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Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform
Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration...
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Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in Spain
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Nollenberger, Natalia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
which they are able to find employment, and their progress out of unskilled work into middle-skilled jobs. Using Spanish … trouble finding work immediately, but those who arrived after 2008 struggled to find work as Spanish unemployment rates … immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2000 and 2007 were able to find work and eventually move out of the low-skilled positions …
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Does the Calculation Hold? The Fiscal Balance of Migration to Denmark and Germany
Hinte, Holger; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Calculating the net fiscal effects of immigration not just for a fiscal year but over the lifespan of immigrant cohorts accentuates the assets and deficits in migration and integration policies and their long-term potential. The less national policies concentrate on a labor migrant selection...
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Immigration: High Skilled vs. Low Skilled Labor?
Chiswick, Barry R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This policy analysis paper explores the implications for the host country population of alternative immigration policies. The two immigration options considered are a policy based on admitting primarily high-skilled workers and another that has the effect of admitting primarily low-skilled...
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Towards an Objective-Driven System of Smart Labor Migration Management
Holzmann, Robert; Pouget, Yann - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This policy note offers motivation as well as game plan how to achieve a coherent and mutually beneficial labor migration system. It argues that migrant workers may importantly contribute to economic growth and development both in sending and receiving countries if they find the enabling...
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Top Ten Myths and Fallacies Regarding Immigration
Chiswick, Barry R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper analyzes what the author views as the current top ten myths and fallacies regarding immigration and immigration policy in the United States.
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China's Overt Economic Rise and Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We provide an overview of China's economic rise through time. Over the past decade, China has maintained 10% growth in GDP, albeit with a GDP per capita at the low level of a developing country. Its tremendous economic development has overlooked the growing social inequalities and rising...
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