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Receiving Countries' Perspectives: The Case of Sweden

Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Sweden has made its labour market more open for labour immigration since the mid1990s: becoming member of the common labour market of EES/EU in 1994, no transitional rules introduced at the enlargement of European Union in 2004 and 2007, and opening up for labour migration from non-EES/EU...

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International Migration of Couples

Junge, Martin; Munk, Martin D.; Poutvaara, Panu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the home-country earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the home-country earnings of the secondary...

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Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Refugee Children in Sweden: An Outlook on Demography, Education and Employment

Celikaksoy, Aycan; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

years is observed for the younger age groups. Furthermore, gender composition is also age dependent, where it is quite …

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The Employees of Native and Immigrant Self-Employed

Wadensjö, Eskil; Andersson, Pernilla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using unique register data for Sweden we can match self-employed persons to their employees. We analyze the national composition of the employees and ask if self-employed immigrants mainly employ workers from their home region and if self-employed natives mainly employ native workers. We find...

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Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden: A Way to Economic Self-Reliance?

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

from characteristics (age, gender, education). Many have to rely on the social transfer payments including social …

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Temporary Employment Agencies: A Route for Immigrants to Enter the Labour Market?

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

overrepresented in the sector. Immigrants are on average slightly older than the natives who work in TEAs, they are more often married …

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Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes?

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

When studying income differences and income distribution, the self-employed are often excluded from the population studied. There are several good reasons for this, for example that incomes from self-employment are not reported to the same extent as incomes from being an employee. On the other...

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The Impact of Immigration on Election Outcomes in Danish Municipalities

Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

In this paper we study the effects on support for different political parties due to an increase in the immigrant share in Danish municipalities during the period 1989-2001. We find that the immigrant share has some notable effects. The anti-immigration parties are among those that win votes...

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Other Forms of Employment: Temporary Employment Agencies and Self-Employment

Andersson, Pernilla; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

work at a workplace of the company in which they are employed. They are making careers at the employer they are employed by … and most work-place changes are to other jobs of the same type. But it does not include large groups in the labour market …. Many of those who have tenured positions work part-time, not full-time, and many both full-time and part-time workers have …

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Overeducation among Immigrants in Sweden: Incidence, Wage Effects and State-Dependence

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Datta Gupta, Nabanita; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...

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