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Migration from Ukraine : Brawn or Brain? New Survey Evidence
Commander, Simon John - 2013
Ukraine in August – October 2011. We find that migrants are positively selected in terms of age and education. Yet, this is … explained by the absence of the conventional link between education and skills in Ukraine.To circumvent this problem, we compare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082760
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UK Migration Policy and Migration from Eastern Partnership Countries
Clark, Kenneth - 2013
This paper examines UK migration policy and recent migration flows from Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to the UK. Although inflows of migrant workers were relatively large in the mid-2000s, especially amongst Ukrainians, these have fallen following changes to UK immigration policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073868
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Temporary Labour Migration and Welfare at the New European Fringe : A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries
Danzer, Alexander M. - 2009
and Ukraine after EU enlargement in 2004. Migration incidence, destination choices and migration determinants differ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013160299
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In Search of Opportunities? The Barriers to More Efficient Internal Labor Mobility in Ukraine
Koettl, Johannes - 2014
Ukraine's economy lacks dynamism, and this is both the cause and the effect of people not moving across the regions … comparison with other countries. This paper examines the barriers that prevent workers from moving within Ukraine, using … Ukraine through addressing institutional bottlenecks and defines five key areas for improvement, including the population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043674
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Manpower export to the Middle East : the impact of remittances at the household level in Bangladesh and Pakistan
Khuda, Barkat E. - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000721837
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Migrant workers in Victoria : perceptions of barriers and change
Turpin, Tim - 1986
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000761055
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Migration, the quality of the labour force and economic inequality
Kahanec, Martin (contributor);  … - 2008
Mobility of workers involves flows of labour, human capital and other production factors and thus contributes to a more efficient allocation of resources. Besides these effects on allocative efficiency, migrant flows affect relative wages and also change the international and national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726036
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Migration in an enlarged EU : a challenging solution?
Kahanec, Martin (contributor);  … - 2008
The 2004 and 2007 enlargements of the European Union were unprecedented in a number of economic and policy aspects. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as well as sending countries in three broader areas: labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793104
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The role of remittances in migration decision : evidence from Turkish migration
Akkoyunlu, Sule (contributor);  … - 2007
In this study we analyse the impact of workers' remittances on the decision to migrate by means of cointegration analysis. In traditional migration theories, especially in human capital models, the decision to migrate is based upon comparison of expected future incomes in the sending and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003471764
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Gender, transnational networks and remittances : evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2010
Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are not only made by foreigners. Many naturalized migrants send money home as well. Here, we focus on international networks and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003968619