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correlated with these outcomes is a critical concern. We explored some possible reasons for these differences. Survey maturity … differences between the US and Europe population in agreeing to participate and remain in scientific surveys are a more likely …
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The issue of welfare receipt by immigrants is highly controversial across Europe. In this paper, we assess whether … European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions for 2007, we find very little evidence that immigrants are indeed more … protecting immigrants from poverty across Europe …
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Europe needs skilled migrants, and skill mismatch is to be expected. A review of current immigration policies shows that …Whether Europe will be able to stand up to its internal and external challenges crucially depends on its ability to … manage its internal mobility and inflows of international migrants. Using a unique expert opinion survey, we document that …
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, distinguishing by immigrants' generation, duration of stay, and origin. Based on the European Social Survey, it suggests that …
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size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions. For this purpose we construct a panel of … data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regional …
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This paper explores the role of culture in determining divorce decisions by examining country of origin differences in divorce rates of immigrants in the United States. Because childhood-arriving immigrants are all exposed to a common set of US laws and institutions, we interpret relationships...
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The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: (i) the …
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This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by … the second part of the chapter, we provide a survey of the large and growing literature on the recent European immigration … providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in …
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This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing …
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Using a dataset of science and engineering graduates from 12 European countries, we analyse the determinants of labour migration after graduation. We find that not only wage gains are driving the migration decision, but also differences in labour market opportunities, past migration experience,...
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