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Immigrant access to social protection in the Netherlands has changed quite markedly over time. This paper discusses the changes from an historical perspective and introduces a theoretical framework (the Welfare Pentagon) explaining how immigrants cope with (economic) hardship when they do not...
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Migration of skilled workers from developing countries has increased substantially in recent years. Traditionally, such … importance to the development and reduction of poverty levels. Therefore, any loss of skilled workers through migration was … incentive and feedback effects which skilled migration has on sending countries' development as well as on other stakeholders …
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This paper argues that immigration can help to alleviate the burden ageing presents for the welfare states of most … Western Economies. We develop a macroeconomic framework which deals with the impact of both ageing and immigration on economic … vector-error-correction model. The conclusions from the analysis of transitory and permanent shocks are that immigration will …
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This paper argues that immigration can help to alleviate the burden ageing presents for the welfare states of most … Western Economies. We develop a macroeconomic framework which deals with the impact of both ageing and immigration on economic … conclusions are that immigration will help to alleviate the ageing problem, as long as the immigrants will be able to participate …
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This paper argues that immigration can help to alleviate the burden ageing presents for the welfare states of most … Western Economies. We develop a macroeconomic framework which deals with the impact of both ageing and immigration on economic … conclusions are that immigration will help to alleviate the ageing problem, as long as the immigrants will be able to participate …
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This study explores the influence of vulnerability on migration intentions within the context of Afghanistan. While it … is commonplace to conceptualize migration as being driven by certain economic-related factors, it is reasonable to assume … perform a regression analysis estimating the influence on migration intentions. Our results provide clear evidence that …
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This paper uses a combination of secondary and primary data to provide a more comprehensive analysis of education, training and skill development policies in the Gulf countries. Different from earlier studies an interesting element in our analysis is that we discuss both the supply and demand...
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This paper studies migrants intentions to return to their origin country by making the distinction between permanent return, temporary return and participation in temporary return programmes. Using survey data from first generation migrants in the Netherlands, we explore how migrants experiences...
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Migration in a globalising world is on the increase, especially migration of the highly skilled. It is quite natural … impact of migration negative for the country of origin and therefore "brain drain" turned into "brain gain" when it was seen …. The road in the middle is called "brain strain" emphasising that out migration can be either positive or negative for the …
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This paper aims to understand the links between migration and poverty at the community level. Most of the research to … date on the links between migration and poverty has been conducted at the micro level, while research related to migration …) education, 3) livelihood and 4) health. We look at different rates of poverty by migration/remittance prevalence and country …
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