, especially in relation to migration from other parts of the EU. The evolving patterns of migrants' socio-economic characteristics … and labour market outcomes are also analysed, including how these relate to changes in the economy and migration policy …. Finally, we review evidence on the impact of migration on the UK labour market and government finances. …

suggests that the phenomena of comparison and habituation are actually found in a considerable variety of economic and social … activities, rendering conclusions regarding well-being policy less straightforward. …

share of migrants’ income whose payment is deferred. The maximization also takes into account the impact of the policy on … solves for the policy measures, the overstaying probability, and the level of illegal migration. The paper concludes that the … optimal policy is a combination of Mode IV-type and permanent migration. …

reasonable fit of the data, and - when inserted into business cycle models - improved performance of more general macroeconomic …

been influential in formulating a strict drug policy in many western countries. Individual differences in proneness and … different policy implications. We propose a Bayesian estimation and predictive framework to analyze the effects and relative … importance of previous cannabis use, proneness and accessibility factors on hard drug initiation and to explore potential policy …

Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and … malleable at later ages. This has important implications for the design of policy. The gaps in skills and abilities open up …