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Constant, Amelie (contributor); D'Agosto, Elena (contributor) - 2008

This paper studies the major determinants that affect the country choice of the talented Italian scientists and researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US/Canada, the UK, and other EU countries. On average, the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652707

Brainy Africans to fortress Europe : for money or colonial vestiges?

Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N. - 2009

, Portugal is preferred to the UK which is preferred more than Belgium, Germany and Italy. Brainy Africans are, however …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925496

China's latent human capital investment : achieving milestones and competing for the top

Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011

In this paper we provide an overview of China's human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China's notable achievements in education as well as its...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009238510

Legal status at entry, economic performance, and self-employment proclivity : a bi-national study of immigrants

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2005

, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003238617

An expert stakeholder's view on European integration challenges

Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

The standard approach of analyzing gaps in social and labor market outcomes of different ethnic groups relies on analysis of statistical data about the affected groups. In this paper we go beyond this approach by measuring the views of expert stakeholders involved in minority integration. This...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314271

Sizing it up : labor migration lessons of the EU enlargement to 27

Constant, Amelie - 2011

While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related...

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Immigrant adjustment in France and impacts on the natives

Constant, Amelie (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Naturalization proclivities, ethnicity and integration

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2007

This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav immigrants in Germany …, but not to those educated in Germany. We find that the degree of integration in German society has a differential effect … on citizenship acquisition. While a longer residence in Germany has a negative influence on actual or future …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652669

Work and money : payoffs by ethnic identity and gender

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

immigrants in Germany show that ethnic identity is important for the decision to work and significantly and differentially …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872706

Human capital and ethnic self-identification of migrants

Zimmermann, Laura; Gataullina, Liliya; Constant, Amelie; … - 2006

"The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving...

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