We examine both theoretically and empirically how migration affects cultural change in home and host countries. Our … theoretical model integrates various compositional and cultural transmission mechanisms of migration-based cultural change for …, this is mostly to disseminate cultural values and norms from host to home countries (i.e., cultural remittances) …

different destination countries. Focusing on migration between the four countries in our data set, we find that migration within …

For a long time, migration has been subject to intensive economic research. Nevertheless, empirical evidence regarding … the determinants of migration still appears to be incomplete. In this paper, we analyze the effects of socio-economic and … and unemployment benefits have positive effects on migration. Also good education and health systems tend to attract …

? Combining industry-level patenting and migration data from 32 European countries, we show that emigration in fact positively …

Recruitment behavior is important for the matching process in the labor market. Using unique linked survey … points to an important role of hiring standards for matching efficiency and for the impact of labor market policy, whereas …

How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi …

Our paper analyzes the role of public employment agencies in job matching, in particular the effects of the … restructuring of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany (Hartz III labor market reform) for aggregate matching and unemployment … workers reduced unemployed by 0.8 percentage points. Through the lens of an aggregate matching function, more activation is …