Showing 1 - 10 of 13
Sweden has made its labour market more open for labour immigration since the mid1990s: becoming member of the common … rather stable in the years after the crisis in 2008. The main explanation is most likely that the recession in Sweden was … were employed. If the present EMU crisis is spreading to Sweden the result may of course be different. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959693
umfassende Empfehlungen für die künftige Wirtschafts- und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Nordrhein-Westfalen vorgelegt. Das Papier der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615419
richtige Richtung bewegt und für ein neues Denken gesorgt. Dass der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt die Finanz- und Weltwirtschaftskrise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784558
In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278192
Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time in the changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings. We find that compulsory school reforms significantly affect educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703505
We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496997
of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential … Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, have shown remarkable progress in per capita output. Collaborative research seems to be a key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568273
Whether Europe will be able to stand up to its internal and external challenges crucially depends on its ability to … Europe needs skilled migrants, and skill mismatch is to be expected. A review of current immigration policies shows that … despite a number of positive recent developments Europe lacks a consistent strategy to address this challenge effectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805620
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884398
Eastern Europe has played an important role in this development. The derived labor market consequences are not fully clear so … Europe. Trade does not affect wages at all, and hardly affect employment. Thus one can expect that, while the Austrian labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703507