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The economic benefit of educational reform in the European Union

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 58 (2012) 1, pp. 73-109

economic growth to simulate the impact of improved achievement for individual EU countries and the EU as a whole. We calculate … discount rate of 3%. Under plausible assumptions, the present values of the gains from educational reforms for the EU aggregate …; and €25 trillion (211% of current GDP) for reaching the official EU benchmark of <15% low-achievers in basic skills by …

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Gender of siblings and choice of college major

Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 1, pp. 53-71

In this study, we analyze whether the gender of a student’s siblings affects the choice of college major. A family with same-gender siblings may encourage academic choices that are less gender stereotyped. We use a unique dataset covering 30,000 Italian students who graduated from high school...

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Small firms' credit access in the euro area : does gender matter?

Stefani, Maria Lucia; Vacca, Valerio - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 1, pp. 165-201

This article uses European Central Bank (ECB) survey data to assess whether gender matters in the small firms’ financial structure and access to credit. Firms owned or managed by women (female firms) use smaller amounts and less heterogeneous sources of external finance than their male...

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Labour mobility and the portability of social rights (benefits) in the EU

D'Addio, Anna Cristina; Cavalleri, Maria Chiara - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 2, pp. 346-376

within Europe is a key determinant of intra-European Union (EU) mobility. It does so by estimating a multinomial logit model … of country: the older EU-15 and the newer EU-12. The results suggest that an easy experience with the transfer of social … depending on the group of countries considered belonging to the EU-15 or EU-12. …

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The retirement of the migrant labor force : pension portability and beyond : portability of social benefits

Jousten, Alain - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 2, pp. 416-437

The specificities of the workforce with a migrant background are often neglected in studies of retirement. Similarly, many studies of migration’s impact on pensions often focus on aggregate outcomes—system sustainability or distributive characteristics. The present article provides a fresh...

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Asylum policy in the EU : the case for deeper integration : migration policies

Hatton, Timothy J. - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 605-637

governments and towards the European Union (EU) as the Common European Asylum Policy has developed. Most of the focus has been on … asylum seekers. But this still falls far short of a fully integrated EU-wide policy. This article examines the basis upon … which a joint EU policy can be justified. I then ask whether superior outcomes can be achieved by harmonization alone or if …

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Tradable refugee-admission quotas and EU asylum policy : migration policies

Moraga, Jesús Fernández-Huertas; Rapoport, Hillel - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 638-672

The current European Union (EU) asylum policy is widely seen as ineffective and unfair. We propose an EU-wide market …

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Illegal immigration : policy perspectives and challenges : migration policies

Casarico, Alessandra; Facchini, Giovanni; Frattini, Tommaso - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 673-700

The combination of increasing immigration pressures and restrictive policies imperfectly enforced by many destination countries has made illegal immigration widespread. This article provides an overview of the mechanisms behind the formation of migration policies and how they lead to or limit...

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The political economy of migration enforcement : domestic versus border control : migration policies

Facchini, Giovanni; Testa, Cecilia - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 701-721

We study migration policy enforcement by an elected government. The policymaker faces uncertainty on the supply of migrants, but has more information than the public on its preferences and the extent and effectiveness of its enforcement activities. We show that a utilitarian government...

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Understanding the role of immigrants’ legal status : evidence from policy experiments : migration policies

Fasani, Francesco - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 722-763

Programmes aimed at reducing the presence of unauthorized immigrants are often at the core of the migration policy debate in host countries. In recent years, a growing body of empirical literature has attempted to understand the effect of lacking legal status on immigrants’ outcomes and...

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