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Sizing it Up : Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Enlargement to 27

Constant, Amelie F. - 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 to the labor markets. Visceral fear rendered more than one in …

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The Relationship between EU Indicators of Persistent and Current Poverty

Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2012

The current poverty rate and the persistent poverty rate are both included in the EU's portfolio of primary indicators … of social inclusion. We show that there is a near-linear relationship between these two indicators across EU countries … drawing on empirical analysis of EU-SILC and ECHP data. Using a prototypical model of poverty dynamics, we explain how the …

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An Expert Stakeholder's View on European Integration Challenges

Constant, Amelie F. - 2014

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...

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Brainy Africans to Fortress Europe : For Money or Colonial Vestiges?

Constant, Amelie F. - 2009

Economic reasons along with cultural affinities and the existence of networks have been the main determinants explaining migration flows between home and host countries. This paper reconsiders these approaches combined with the gravity model and empirically tests the hypothesis that ex-colonial...

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Perspectives on Poverty in Europe

Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2019

; how progress on EU poverty reduction has been disappointing and why this has been; conceptual and measurement issues; and … the future direction of EU-level anti-poverty actions. I follow in the footsteps of a giant – my perspectives are …

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Top-Income Adjustments and Official Statistics on Income Distribution : The Case of the UK

Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2022

UK official statistics on income distribution have incorporated top-income adjustments to household survey data since 1992. This article reviews the work undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for National Statistics, and the academic research that influenced them, and...

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Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries

Immervoll, Herwig - 2015

EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of SA benefits in social protection systems and assesses the generosity …

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Micro and Macro Determinants of Health : Older Immigrants in Europe

Constant, Amelie F. - 2015

We study the health determinants of immigrant men and women over the age of fifty, in Europe, and compare them to natives. We utilize the unique Survey of Health Aging and Retirement (SHARE) and augmented it with macroeconomic information on the 22 home countries and 16 host countries. Using...

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Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2021

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...

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