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The population of Sweden is ageing and the number of pensioners is increasing. This means that the incomes of older …
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The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied extensively. In the Swedish context this question is of great policy relevance due to the high levels of refugee migration and inflow of tied movers. Using Swedish register data...
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Temporary agency employment has grown rapidly in Sweden as in many other countries. The sector was deregulated in the …
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The Swedish labour market and social policy is aimed at facilitating flexibility in the labour market. The active labour market policy and the design of the social security pension system are two frequently mentioned examples of that policy. This does not necessarily mean that all policy...
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This paper uses administrative data to in detail document how the share of youths not in employment, education or training has evolved over time in the Scandinavian countries. We study both first- and second-generation immigrant youths as well as natives to explore whether the pattern differ...
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More unaccompanied refugee children arrive to and get a residence permit in Sweden than in any other country in Europe … arrived as unaccompanied minors and have been registered in Sweden. We compare them with those who also arrived as minors from … born in Sweden and are of the same age …
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The number of unaccompanied minors has increased over the past ten years in Sweden, the European country that receives … the most children from this group. Some of them emigrate after a period of time in Sweden, but the vast majority stay …
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documented experiences regarding this group of children. The main focus is on Sweden, the European country that has received most …
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Sweden did not apply any transitional rules for migrants coming from the ten new European Union member states in May … 2004. The migration to Sweden from these countries also increased, especially from Poland and the Baltic states, even if … much more even. In this paper the labor market situation is studied for people living in Sweden at the end of 2005 who were …
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Using unique register data for Sweden we can match self-employed persons to their employees. We analyze the national …. We find that the probability for immigrants to hire native workers increases with time spent in Sweden. This result …
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