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parties. We focus on immigrant location decisions in Northern Italy which has seen the rise of the anti-immigration party Lega …
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The literature has pointed to different causes to explain the productivity gap between Europe and United States in the …
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We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for …
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The paper addresses an often neglected question in labour market research: to which extent do outcomes aggregated on …
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The issue of welfare receipt by immigrants is highly controversial across Europe. In this paper, we assess whether … protecting immigrants from poverty across Europe …
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Using firm-level data for a sample of European countries, we focus on the effects that product-market regulations have on firm-level TFP growth. We proxy regulatory burdens using the OECD indicators of sectoral non-manufacturing regulations. These allow accounting for both the direct effects of...
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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 …
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-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe, our results are less definite. Looking at the impact of the tax and benefit schemes in the EU, it …
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exposure to tobacco smoke in public places and all indoor workplaces. Despite the intense public debate, research on the impact …
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This paper documents assimilation of immigrants in European destinations along cultural, civic, and economic dimensions, distinguishing by immigrants' generation, duration of stay, and origin. Based on the European Social Survey, it suggests that assimilation may have multiple facets, and take...
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