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Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about …/methodology/approach -- Employing newly available data from the IZA Expert Opinion Survey 2007 main trends in the integration situation of ethnic … integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525572
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) May, pp. 5-14
interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about …/methodology/approach – Employing newly available data from the IZA Expert Opinion Survey 2007 main trends in the integration situation of ethnic … integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987645
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about …/methodology/approach – Employing newly available data from the IZA Expert Opinion Survey 2007 main trends in the integration situation of ethnic … integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783309
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Great Recession impact on European labor markets integration: cluster analyses
Syed Zwick, Helene; Syed, Sarfaraz Ali Shah - In: International Journal of Manpower 38 (2017) 7, pp. 1016-1035
profiles and integration process in the European Union (EU26) and in the 12 historical Eurozone countries. Design …. First, they bring strong evidence of a significant impact of the crisis on the process of integration. Second, they … the European Union and Eurozone labor market profiles, but it also assesses its impact on their integration process. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784293
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Losing our minds? New research directions on skilled emigration and development
A. Clemens, Michael - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 7, pp. 1227-1248
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critique the last decade of research on the effects of high-skill emigration from developing countries, and proposes six new directions for fruitful research. Design/methodology/approach The study singles out a core assumption underlying much of the recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784582
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Comprehensive education or vocational training for the unemployed?
Stenberg, Anders - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) May, pp. 42-42
Adult Education Initiative (AEI) in Sweden was introduced in the autumn of 1997 and generated a massive expansion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666605
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Social assistance among immigrants and natives in Sweden
Gustafsson, Björn Anders - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) February, pp. 126-141
immigrants to Sweden and compare to receipt by natives. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the institutional … receipt. Findings – Most out-payment for social assistance in Sweden refers to foreign-born persons, a category comprising 14 … be mainly due to failed integration into the labor market at the destination. Practical implications – Policies for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661220
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Income effects from labor market training programs in Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s
Andrén, Thomas; Gustafsson, Björn - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 8, pp. 688-713
This article estimates a control function estimator with training effect modelled as a random coefficient, partitioned into an observed and unobserved component. The article analyzes the earnings effect of participating in labor market training programs for three cohorts during the 1980s and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783144
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Efficiency and productivity of employment offices: evidence from Sweden
Althin, Rikard; Behrenz, Lars - In: International Journal of Manpower 26 (2005) 2, pp. 196-206
Purpose – This paper aims to measure the efficiency and productivity of Swedish employment offices. Design/methodology/approach – Using four inputs, five outputs, and two quality attributes the efficiency and productivity of 253 Swedish employment offices are evaluated using models of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783159
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Comprehensive education or vocational training for the unemployed?
Stenberg, Anders - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) 1, pp. 42-61
Adult Education Initiative (AEI) in Sweden was introduced in the autumn of 1997 and generated a massive expansion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783233