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European labour mobility : challenges and potentials
Zimmermann, Klaus F. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
European Union economies are pressed by (i) a demographic change that induces population ageing and a decline of the workforce, and (ii) a split labour market that is characterized by high levels of unemployment for low-skilled people and a simultaneous shortage of skilled workers. This lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002504194
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High-skilled immigration policy in Europe
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
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 Europe needs skilled migrants, and skill mismatch is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314270
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The free movement of workers in an enlarged European Union : institutional underpinnings of economic adjustment
Kahanec, Martin; Pytlikova, Mariola; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014
The eastern enlargements of the European Union (EU) and the extension of the free movement of workers to the new member … states' citizens, the need for adjustment became ever more important during the Great Recession, which affected EU member … states unevenly. This chapter studies whether and how east-west migration flows in an enlarged EU responded to institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407978
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Returning home at times of trouble? : return migration of EU enlargement migrants during the crisis
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2012
The eastern enlargements of the EU in 2004 and 2007 have stimulated the mobility of workers from the new EU8 and EU2 …, leading to a more efficient allocation of resources within the enlarged EU. -- return migration ; EU Eastern enlargement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683234
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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective
Constant, Amelie (contributor);  … - 2005
The European Union aims at a stronger participation by its population in work to foster growth and welfare. There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labour force, and discussions about the necessary policy responses. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003082100
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie (contributor); Kahanec, Martin (contributor) - 2008
The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003750290