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Occupational Choice of Return Migrants in Moldova
Borodak, Daniela; Piracha, Matloob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
in Moldova, we find that those who stayed illegally in the host country tend to go in wage employment on return to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678698
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Who Moves and For How Long: Determinants of Different Forms of Migration
Borodak, Daniela; Piracha, Matloob - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper analyses the determinants and correlates of different forms of migration, including circular, temporary and permanent. Using Moldovan data we show that age, education, number of children in a household and social as well as economic development in the region of origin play a crucial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010658703
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Remittances and Migration Intentions of the Left-Behind
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Moldova and employing simultaneous equations model we show that there exists a dual causality between receipt of remittances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720079
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Motivations for Remittances: Evidence from Moldova
Piracha, Matloob; Saraogi, Amrita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper explores the factors that account for the receipt of remittances across households in Moldova who have … behaviour in Moldova. Drawing from these estimates, we conclude that altruism and investment (proxied by the level of economic … development at the regional level) are the two main motives behind remittance flows to Moldova. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836676
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Das Wirtschaftswunderjahr 2009
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Trotz des größten Wirtschaftseinbruchs in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte hat die internationale Krise die Bürger kaum erreicht. Das wird sich mittelfristig bedrohlich ändern, wenn es nicht gelingt, rechtzeitig eine aufziehende Kreditklemme und eine bedrohlich wachsende Staatsverschuldung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615413
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Wie wirken die automatischen Stabilisatoren in der Wirtschaftskrise? Deutschland im Vergleich mit der EU und den USA
Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Europäischen Union und in den USA in der aktuellen Wirtschaftskrise. Dazu werden zwei Szenarien simuliert: erstens ein …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550505
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Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416929
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Pitfalls of Immigrant Inclusion into the European Welfare State
Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myunghee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper's main purpose is to gauge immigrants' demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. The data from an online primary survey of experts from organizations working on immigrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416937
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Health and Well-Being in the Crisis
Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The internet has become an important data source for the Social Sciences because these data are available without lags, can be regarded as involuntary surveys and hence have no observer effect, can be geo-labeled, are available for countries across the globe and can be viewed in continuous time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008926959
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Short-Time Work: The German Answer to the Great Recession
Brenke, Karl; Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Short-time work was the "German answer" to the economic crisis. The number of short-time workers strongly increased in the recession and peaked at more than 1.5 million. Without the extensive use of short-time work, unemployment would have risen by approximately twice as much as it actually did....
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