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, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of economic integration. Refugees start at a lower employment and …For the first time since the Second World War, the total number of refugees amounts to more than 50 million people …. Only a minority of these refugees seek asylum, and even fewer resettle in developed countries. At the same time …
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, politicians, the media, and the public are worried about a lack of economic integration. Refugees start at a lower employment and …Refugee migration has increased considerably since the Second World War, and amounts to more than 50 million refugees …. Only a minority of these refugees seek asylum, and even fewer resettle in developed countries. At the same time …
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Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI-body mass index) than their native counterparts do, but these rates converge over time. In light of the worldwide obesity epidemic and the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher...
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discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …
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neighborhoods. But does clustering in ethnic enclaves help explain the persistent differences in employment rates and earnings … earnings. While it is still ambiguous whether mainly low-skilled immigrants benefit, or whether employment probabilities are … affected, it is clear that effects are driven by enclave "quality" (in terms of income, education, and employment rates) rather …
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differences in skill, employment rates, and earnings between immigrants and the native population? Empirical studies consistently … find that residing in an enclave can increase earnings. While it is ambiguous whether employment probabilities are also … are driven by enclave "quality" (in terms of income, education, and employment) rather than enclave size. …
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In Europe, about one in eight people of working age report having a disability; that is, a long-term limiting health condition. Despite the introduction of a range of legislative and policy initiatives designed to eliminate discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work,...
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The number of refugees has increased worldwide, and about half of them are children and youth. These refugee children … systemic barriers for newcomer children, beyond refugees. Such findings challenge the commonly held notion of refugees as a …
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There is evidence that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required, and in which the skills they learned in college are not being fully used. Most of the literature on educational or skill mismatch is based on cross-sectional data, providing information at just...
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The Great Recession that began in 2008-2009 dramatically increased youth unemployment. But did it have long-lasting, adverse effects on the careers of youths? Are cohorts that graduate during a recession doomed to fall permanently behind those that graduate at other times? Are the impacts...
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