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Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement : Does the Type of Migrants and Natives Matter?
Bossavie, Laurent - 2017
Using a rich dataset of primary school students in the Netherlands, this paper investigates the heterogeneous effects of immigrant concentration in the classroom on the academic achievement of natives. To identify the treatment effect, it takes advantage of some features of the Dutch primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950369
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South-South Migration and Human Development: Reflections on African Experiences
Bakewell, Oliver - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper looks at the relationship between migration between developing countries – or countries of the global ‘South …’ – and processes of human development. The paper offers a critical analysis of the concept of South-South migration and draws … attention to four fundamental problems. The paper then gives a broad overview of the changing patterns of migration in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559040
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Exclusion and alienation instead of inclusion: Africa's new Nationalism in times of globalization
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The New Nationalism in Africa and elsewhere shows remarkable differences both in its roots and its impact, compared …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836286
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Determinants of Health Professionals’ Migration in Africa: a WHO based Assessment
Asongu, Simplice - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
? Despite the acute concern of health-worker crisis in Africa owing to emigration, lack of relevant data has made the subject … postulations of a WHO report on determinants of health-worker migration. …
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Assessing the Impact of Ease of Doing Business and Corruption on Economic Growth for Africa Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) Member States
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2018
A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
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The effects of training on Romanian migrants’ income: a propensity score matching approach
Roman, Monica; Popescu, Madalina Ecaterina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Training programs are an important tool of human resource management, especially in case of technological and organizational changes inside a company. According to the human capital theory, trainings generally lead to increased post-training wages. Having this into consideration, this paper aims...
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Spaniards in the wider World
Marcén, Miriam; Bellido, Héctor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their country of destination. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws, economic conditions, and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269012
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Analyzing Indian Diaspora: Pyramid Impact on Reforms & Migration Pattern
Sapovadia, Vrajlal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper attempts to work on transnational migration of Indians after 1800 AD and limits it on two aspects; i. those … the pattern of migration of Indians over time and its impact on India. Beside we discuss economic, social and political … each wave based on the destination, factor behind migration, skill set of migrant. …
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The Effects of Relocation on Wages: A Decomposition Analysis
Asma, Hyder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This article estimates the wage differentials between the natives and the relocated workers. Nationwide Pakistan Labor Force Survey 2005–06 has been used with a total sample of 10,401 working individuals. Two wage equations are estimated for those living in that area since birth or those who...
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Ethno-Confessional Realities in the Romanian Area: Historical Perspectives (XVIII-XX centuries)
Brie, Mircea; Şipoş, Sorin; Horga, Ioan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Ethno-Confessional Realities in the Romanian Area: Historical Perspectives (XVII-XX Centuries) This present collective volume, coordinated by Mircea Brie, Sorin Şipoş and Ioan Horga, contains the papers of the international conference Ethnicity, Confession and Intercultural Dialogue at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258941