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Labour Market Institutions and Labour Market Performance in the European Union
Michal, Tvrdon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The presented article deals with labour market institutions and labour market performance in the European Union. The first chapter is devoted to theoretical and methodological background of labour market performance. Theoretical literature has created a set of institutional aspects such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790073
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Lifetime Network Externality and the Dynamics of Group Inequality
Kim, Young Chul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The quality of one's social network significantly affects his economic success. Even after the skill acquisition period, the social network influences economic success through various routes such as mentoring, job searching, business connections, or information channeling. In this paper I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540992
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Three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland: putting into perspective the influence of economic discrimination and of host society culture
Kohler, Pierre - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse … causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension … dimensions of migrant integration, their interaction as well as the influence of the broader social context. Chapter 1 explores …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111800
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Heterogeneity in the Importance of English-Speaking Ability in Determination of Employment Status by Demographic Subgroups in the United States
Afful, Efua Amoonua - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Previous literature indicates that language skills are an important determinant of success in the labor market. Using data from the 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year sample, this paper shows that there is heterogeneity in the importance of English-speaking ability by gender, race and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109761
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European Union Economy System Dynamic Model Development
Skribans, Valerijs - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
integration model in EU is developed. Model is tested only for one EU country, Latvia. Results of the paper show failure of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259562
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Development of System Dynamic Model of Latvia’s Economic Integration in the EU
Skribans, Valerijs - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
investigate influence of international integration processes on development of economy of Latvia. Latvia's incoming in EU … integration of the Latvian economy into EU, is developed. In the model international financial flows connected with Latvia and EU … integration in the EU, but on its basis it is possible to create models of regional cohesion in Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367975
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The Return Motivations of Legal Permanent Migrants: Evidence from Exchange Rate Shocks and Immigrants in Australia
Abarcar, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Why do legal permanent migrants return to their home countries? How do home country conditions influence this decision? This paper uses exogenous home country exchange rate shocks arising from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis to distinguish return motivations of a national sample of Australian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250907
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Negative selectivity of Europe’s guest-worker immigration?
Dronkers, Jaap; Heus, Manon de - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The aim of this paper is to empirically test the negative selectivity hypothesis as an explanation of the lower educational achievements of Turkish immigrant pupils. We do this by comparing educational achievement Turkish immigrant pupils in various European countries with the educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536052
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Employment and Social Cohesion
Scarlat, Valentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The EU is striving to create growth and jobs through a multilateral approach. In particular, measures improving the competitiveness of our economies, stimulating innovation and productivity and strengthening the marginal incentives to work are considered. At the same time, EU energy policies are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543486
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The Long Term Impacts of Migration in British Cities: Diversity, Wages, Employment and Prices
Nathan, Max - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
British cities are becoming more culturally diverse, with migration a main driver. Is this growing diversity good for urban economies? This paper explores, using a new 16-year panel of UK cities. Over time, net migration affects both local labour markets and the wider economy. Average labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869290