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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
Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525572
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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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Safeguarding the global contingent workforce? Guestworkers in Australia
Toh, Stefanie; Quinlan, Michael - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 5, pp. 453-471
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine occupational health and safety (OHS) and workers' compensation legal entitlements and policy issues raised by the use of foreign temporary workers under the s457 visa scheme in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783337
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1992 and the Free Movement of Workers
Teague, Paul - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 2, pp. 26-36
This article investigates the movement of labour within the EC. In evaluating the implications of the Single European Market for free movement of labour, the author reviews several recent studies of labour migration and considers barriers to mobility, such as non‐recognition of training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783533
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Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain: Accounting for differences in support
Nicodemo, Catia; Ramos, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 118-136
Spain is particularly interesting because it is a country with abundant and recent immigration. Immigrant women account for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539787
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Immigrant self-employment adjustment: Ethnic groups in the UK
Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) May, pp. 163-175
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self-employment adjustment of immigrant groups in the UK. First, how the probability of self-employment for males changes with time since migration relative to the native population and second, how the probability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987646
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Immigration and US native workers’ wages: differential responses by education
SrungBoonmee, Tanyamat - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) June, pp. 447-447
are affected by immigration. Design/methodology/approach – This paper estimates the responses of these workers’ wages to … native college graduates are affected by immigration. Originality/value – No previous studies have considered these … possibilities when assessing the impact of immigration on native workers’ wages. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741413
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Immigration and US native workers’ wages: differential responses by education
SrungBoonmee, Tanyamat - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) June, pp. 447-447
are affected by immigration. Design/methodology/approach – This paper estimates the responses of these workers’ wages to … native college graduates are affected by immigration. Originality/value – No previous studies have considered these … possibilities when assessing the impact of immigration on native workers’ wages. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681278
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Occupational selection in multilingual labor markets: the case of Catalonia
Quella, Núria; Rendon, Silvio - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) July, pp. 918-937
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the effect that knowing the Catalan language has on individuals’ comparative advantage to perform certain jobs in Catalonia (Spain), where Catalan and Spanish coexist. Design/methodology/approach – Using census data for 1991 and 1996, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661216
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Immigrant self‐employment adjustment
Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 163-175
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self‐employment adjustment of immigrant groups in the UK. First, how the probability of self‐employment for males changes with time since migration relative to the native population and second, how the probability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783320