Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use …

studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person s happiness …. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the freedom of choice to fully develop a model of happiness. We name those …

difference-in-difference methods to estimate the impact of transition and EU accession. It is found that the transition from a … significantly, especially through the EU accession channel …

the UK. We employ a Difference-in-Differences strategy and compare EU migration to non-EU migration before and immediately … after the UK referendum of June 2016. We also investigate the potential secondary effects of the referendum on non-EU …) migration inflows from the EU declined, (ii) emigration of EU migrants increased and (iii) net migration flows from EU countries …

The 2004 and 2007 EU enlargement has led to a significant increase in the immigration flow to Spain. Individuals from … the new-EU-12 countries accounted for no more than 10% of the whole Spanish immigrant population in 2004, but by 2008 they … 97 percent of new-EU-12 immigrants. These immigrants are younger, and the vast majority of them are educated to secondary …

The numbers of migrants from the accessions countries have clearly increased since the enlargement of the EU in 2004 …. Following enlargement, the net inflow of EU8 immigrants has become 2.5 times larger than the four-year period before enlargement …. Poles constitute the largest immigrant group among the EU8 immigrants: since enlargement, 63% of all immigrants and 71% of …

analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …

The EU experience with youth unemployment has changed over recent years with the launch and re-launch of the Lisbon … quality, more inclusive to reduce the dropout rate, homogeneous to other EU countries to favour labour mobility, flexible to …