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Immigration and Social Benefits in a Mediterranean Welfare State: The Case of Spain
Muñoz de Bustillo, Rafael; Antón, José-Ignacio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of immigration on the Spanish Welfare State nowadays. Using two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835939
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Modeling an Immigration Shock
Boldrin, Michele; Montes, Ana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
In this paper, we model an overlapping generation economy affected by an unexpected immigration shock and determine how … households would insure themselves against "immigration risks" efficiently. We use the model to study the impact of immigration … pensions that mimics efficient complete market allocation. We also show the impact of immigration shocks in a small open …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113555
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Oceanic Travel Conditions and American Immigration, 1890-1914
Keeling, Drew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The pace and incidence of improvements to oceanic travel conditions for American immigrants, during the quarter century preceeding the First World War, were significantly constrained by shipping lines’ capacity considerations. The improvements had no detectable impact on the overall volume of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260517
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Three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland: putting into perspective the influence of economic discrimination and of host society culture
Kohler, Pierre - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension is usually examined separately, this study proposes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111800
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Demokratie , öffentliche Güter und Europa
Mavrozacharakis, Emmanouil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The rise of the extreme poles in the European political Spectrum, corresponds currently with a clear call for help by the site of simple People, combined with the desire for a serious confrontation with the tragic impasse reproduced by the extreme Problems of the everyday live . In this case,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011251884
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Die Arbeitslosenversicherung in Deutschland – Beitrag zur Bekämpfung oder Ursache von Arbeitslosigkeit
Breiding, Torsten - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Abstract German (English abstract is added below) Arbeitslosigkeit gilt als eines der schwerwiegendsten gesellschaftlichen Probleme unserer Zeit. Doch welche Gründe liegen, trotz der über die Jahre eingeleiteten Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit, für die anhaltende...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008622251
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Fixing Europe's youth unemployment and skills mismatch, can public financial support to SMEs be effective? The case of the European Commission and European Investment Bank joint in...
Floreani, Vincent Arthur - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
“We risk having a generation that hasn’t held a job. Personal dignity comes from working [...] Young people are in a crisis". Pope Francis - July the 22nd, 2013. Youth unemployment is a critical issue across the European Union with 5.5 million people unemployed among the 18-24 years age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109161
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Unemployment and Welfare State: What do the Data Tell Us?
DING, HONG - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
public social expenditure impacts unemployment is investment rate and the hypothesis that immigration can decrease a nation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258458
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Native-immigrant wage differentials in Greece: discrimination and assimilation
Chletsos, Michael; Roupakias, Stelios - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Abstract: This paper applies the Blinder-Oaxaca methodology in order to decompose the average earnings differentials between Greek workers and different groups of immigrants. We use information about 8,429 individuals of which 1,185 are immigrants. The data are drawn from the Greek Labor Force...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258967
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Préjugés et fausses idées sur l’immigration et les immigrés, vecteurs de discrimination en matière d’accès à l’emploi
Marfouk, Abdeslam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
relationship between that misperceptions about immigrants an immigration and discrimination against immigrants in labor market. Our … of an econometric model confirms that misperceptions about the size of immigration and its effects on the country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260380