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 …

received their degree in the years 2000 to 2005 in Europe or the USA. Research productivity is evaluated alternatively as the …This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following … relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e. ranking of institution and supervisor) and the research environment in …

of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …Given the recent efforts in several countries to reorganize the research institutional setting to improve research … standards in economics around the world been reflected in research performance? How have individual countries fared? Do research …

This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on … several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time … individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and child care, and the gender gaps in these activities, but most research refers to …

-country differences in partnership formation rates, and the dramatic decrease in partnership formation rates in Southern Europe in … differential impact on partnership formation rates in Northern and Southern Europe due to the different social norms regarding the … partnership formation rates in Southern Europe …

The request for a strengthening of academic research at the German economic researchinstitutes by the German Science … institutes - can only beguaranteed in the long term if it is based on applied research carried out within the …

identify and determine the collaborative structure of economics research in Spain, with its primary communities and figures of …