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Migration from Ukraine : Brawn or Brain? New Survey Evidence
Commander, Simon John - 2013
Ukraine in August – October 2011. We find that migrants are positively selected in terms of age and education. Yet, this is … explained by the absence of the conventional link between education and skills in Ukraine.To circumvent this problem, we compare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082760
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UK Migration Policy and Migration from Eastern Partnership Countries
Clark, Kenneth - 2013
This paper examines UK migration policy and recent migration flows from Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to the UK. Although inflows of migrant workers were relatively large in the mid-2000s, especially amongst Ukrainians, these have fallen following changes to UK immigration policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073868
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Temporary Labour Migration and Welfare at the New European Fringe : A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries
Danzer, Alexander M. - 2009
and Ukraine after EU enlargement in 2004. Migration incidence, destination choices and migration determinants differ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013160299
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In Search of Opportunities? The Barriers to More Efficient Internal Labor Mobility in Ukraine
Koettl, Johannes - 2014
Ukraine's economy lacks dynamism, and this is both the cause and the effect of people not moving across the regions … comparison with other countries. This paper examines the barriers that prevent workers from moving within Ukraine, using … Ukraine through addressing institutional bottlenecks and defines five key areas for improvement, including the population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043674
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Is the Minimum Wage a Pull Factor for Immigrants?
Giulietti, Corrado - 2011
This paper studies the impact of the minimum wage on immigration. A framework is presented in which inflows of immigrants are a function of the expected wage growth induced by the minimum wage. The analysis focuses on the US minimum wage increase of 1996 and 1997, using data from the Current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131921
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High-Skilled Immigration Policy in Europe
Kahanec, Martin - 2011
Whether Europe will be able to stand up to its internal and external challenges crucially depends on its ability to manage its internal mobility and inflows of international migrants. Using a unique expert opinion survey, we document that Europe needs skilled migrants, and skill mismatch is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131933
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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants
Constant, Amelie F. - 2010
This paper analyzes the reservation wages of first and second generation migrants. Based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that reservation wages increase from first to second generation...
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Immigrant Over- and Under-Education : The Role of Home Country Labour Market Experience
Piracha, Matloob - 2010
The cause of immigrant education mismatch in the host country labour market might not necessarily be discrimination or imperfect transferability of human capital, as argued in previous studies. Immigrants who have gained professional experience in the home country in jobs below their education...
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Labour Market Impact of Large Scale Internal Migration on Chinese Urban 'Native' Workers
Meng, Xin - 2010
Hundreds of millions of rural migrants have moved into Chinese cities since the early 1990s contributing greatly to economic growth, yet, they are often blamed for reducing urban 'native' workers' employment opportunities, suppressing their wages and increasing pressure on infrastructure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136488
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Immigrant Networks and U.S. Bilateral Trade : The Role of Immigrant Income
Mundra, Kusum - 2010
This paper examines the role of immigrant networks on trade, particularly through the demand effect. First, we examine the effect of immigration on trade when the immigrants consume more of the goods that are abundant in their home country than the natives in a standard Heckscher-Ohlin model and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136947