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We use Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian LFS data (2002-2007) complemented with several other surveys to compare the profile of Baltic temporary workers abroad before and after EU accession with that of stayers and return migrants. Determinants of migration and return, as well as selection issues...
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the labour market and emigration decisions, carrying out the analysis for both Swiss native and previous immigrant workers … undereducation is positively associated with the probability of emigration and return to the country of origin. In contrast, the … reverse relationship is found between overeducation and emigration, especially among non-European immigrant workers. According …
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We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...
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frequently cited barriers inhibiting their integration into the Vancouver social and economic spheres. Their poor economic … hindered integration and increased dissatisfaction with their lives in Canada. Given the logic of our posited triangular … migration model we argue that this dissatisfaction will encourage Chinese emigration from Vancouver …
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This paper analyzes the changing characteristics of Chinese immigrants to Canada between 1980 and 2001. It reveals that recent Chinese immigrants to Canada constitute a substantially different group from those of former years. They are no longer a homogeneous group from the rural areas of...
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This paper studies the determinants of youth emigration decisions, which is considered to be one of the main causes of …
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This paper studies the determinants of emigration from six Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries in light of … and political and democratic discontent, which highly encourage emigration decisions. In addition, socio-economic factors …. However, married individuals are less likely to consider emigration …
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In the US almost 3 per cent of employees are absent from their job for reasons other than vacation, but are still technically employed. We argue that firms may find optimal to use temporary replacement workers to fill these vacant positions. We set up a matching model with directed search and...
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Quebec, as many other immigrant destination areas, has experienced difficulty in retaining its original set of newcomers. The paper addresses this issue of retention in terms of a brain circulation model under which immigrants enter a niche area (Quebec) and receive subsidized human capital...
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This paper studies how the introduction of a novel residence permit for working purposes the so-called Blue Card introduced in August 2012 has affected entry-level wages of non-EU migrants in Germany. The Blue Card was targeted at non-EU university graduates with degrees received or recognized...
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