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The accumulation of the human capital stock plays a key role to explain the macroeconomic performance across regions. However, despite the strong theoretical support for this claim, empirical evidence has been not very convincing, probably because of the low quality of the data. This paper...
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workforce, and (ii) a split labour market that is characterized by high levels of unemployment for low-skilled people and a … attracts skilled foreign workers will vitalize the labour market, foster growth and increase demand for unskilled native …
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With globalization, the size of migration and the value of ethnicity is rising. Also Cyprus undergoes a strong process of change while experiencing large inflows of migration. The paper investigates the challenges and the potentials of migration from a European Union perspective. It advocates...
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While global migration is increasing, internal EU migration flows have remained low. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings including the recent Eastern enlargements....
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but changed the composition of the immigrants, (iii) any negative effects in the labour market on wages or employment are … strongly attached to the labour market, and (vi) they are quite unlikely to be among welfare recipients. These findings point …
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The Eastern enlargement of the EU was an institutional impetus to the migration potential in Europe. While the overall numbers of migrants from the new member states in the EU15 increased between 2003 and 2007, this increase was distributed unevenly among countries. The proportion of these...
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market, a greater command of languages and a standardization of the social security system can strengthen mobility. The key …
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policy and reform effort on the one hand and the emergence of intra-Euro area divergences on the other. As a first step, we … prevailed until some months ago, can also manifest themselves in asset price inflation, notably in the housing market. When … are now appearing within the Euro area which threaten its long-term cohesiveness. The most manifest example of this threat …
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the German labor market since EU enlargement. Unlike other EU countries, Germany has not immediately opened up its labor … market for immigrants from the new member states. Nevertheless, our analysis documents a substantial inflow and suggests that …
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The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...
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