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Consequences of the new UK tax exemption system : evidence from micro-level data

Egger, Peter; Merlo, Valeria; Ruf, Martin; Wamser, Georg - 2012

Until 2009, the United Kingdom operated a system of worldwide taxation. Taxation of foreign income was deferred until repatriated as dividends, leaving UK-owned multinational firms the possibility of avoiding UK taxation by delaying dividend payments and keeping earnings abroad. In 2009, the UK...

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Development of local public finance in Europe

Friedrich, Peter; Gwiazda, Joanna; Nam, Chang-woon - 2003

This paper investigates the development of local public finance in Germany, Switzerland, Poland and the United Kingdom. In this context important characteristics of municipal expenditures and revenues are examined in these countries. Differences in government structure (i.e. unitary or federal)...

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The Unequal Incidence of Non-Standard Employment Across Occupational Groups : An Empirical Analysis of Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Germany and Europe

Marx, Paul - 2011

The paper addresses an often neglected question in labour market research: to which extent do outcomes aggregated on the national level disguise occupational diversity in employment conditions? In particular, how and why do occupational groups differ with regard to the incidence of non-standard...

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Immigrant Welfare Receipt Across Europe

Barrett, Alan - 2011

The issue of welfare receipt by immigrants is highly controversial across Europe. In this paper, we assess whether … protecting immigrants from poverty across Europe …

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High-Skilled Immigration Policy in Europe

Kahanec, Martin - 2011

Whether Europe will be able to stand up to its internal and external challenges crucially depends on its ability to … Europe needs skilled migrants, and skill mismatch is to be expected. A review of current immigration policies shows that … despite a number of positive recent developments Europe lacks a consistent strategy to address this challenge effectively …

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Assimilation and Integration of Immigrants in Europe

Aleksynska, Mariya - 2010

This paper documents assimilation of immigrants in European destinations along cultural, civic, and economic dimensions, distinguishing by immigrants' generation, duration of stay, and origin. Based on the European Social Survey, it suggests that assimilation may have multiple facets, and take...

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Immigration and Innovation in European Regions

Ozgen, Ceren - 2012

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by …

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Does Culture Affect Divorce Decisions? Evidence from European Immigrants in the US

Furtado, Delia - 2011

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 Effect of Migration and Spatial Connectivity on Regional Skill Endowments Across Europe : 1988-2010

Tani, Massimiliano - 2013

This paper investigates the effects of labour migration and openness to trade on regional skill endowments across the European Union at a time of increased economic integration. Using regional data from Eurostat's Regio database and the open web source Openflight for the period 1998-2010 we test...

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The European Crisis and Migration to Germany : Expectations and the Diversion of Migration Flows

Bertoli, Simone - 2013

The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: (i) the …

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