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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910879
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Do study grants help refugees find jobs? A case study of the effects of the voluntary sector grants on the education, training and employment of refugees in the United Kingdom
Ilmolelian, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
Using the Africa Educational Trust (AET) as a case study, the primary aim of the research was to investigate whether or … not the employment outcomes of those refugees who received financial grants to enable them attend their education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789967
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Managing mobility for human development: the growing salience of mixed migration
Van Hear, Nicholas; Brubaker, Rebecca; Bessa, Thais - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In the analysis of migration a basic distinction is often made between those who chose to move and those who are forced to – that is, between ‘voluntary’ and ‘forced’ migrants. This distinction is maintained in the policy world, where the governance of international migration is shaped...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559013
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The Influence of International Law on the International Movement of Persons
Opeskin, Brian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
law is made and enforced. The most prominent among them are the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559073
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The Living Conditions and Well-being of Refugees
de Bruijn, Bart - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
particularly camp-based refugees – in six countries with protracted refugee conditions: Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya in Africa, and …In the study of international mobility, refugees make up a very specific population. In contrast to most migrants … critically dependent on humanitarian assistance. This paper describes living conditions and wellbeing of refugees – and more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559085
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Immigration to the European Union - Challenges and Opportunities for a Europe of 25+
Genchev, Vassil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The rising numbers of people willing to risk their lives in illegally crossing land, air or sea borders into the European Union has brought this aspect of migration into the limelight in the last few years. There is a lot more to be discussed in this context, except for the obvious shock and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835478
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Repression and punishment in North Korea: survey evidence of prison camp experiences
Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
violence. This repression appears to work; despite substantial cynicism about the North Korean system, refugees do not report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506943
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Towards an Administration without Frontiers. An analysis on the instruments and mechanisms of cooperation in the field of migration from Romanian view
Matei, Ani; Cocosatu, Madalina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
As a consequence of Romania’s accession to the European Union, a better organization of the public administration was necessary, in order to cope with the new challenges. Thus, Romania, as a country at the external border of the Union, entered a new period which implies the efficient security...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008545955
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Political attitudes under repression: evidence from North Korean refugees
Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
repression? This paper addresses these questions by examining the political attitudes of North Korean refugees. Unsurprisingly …; this exercise indicates that that the null hypothesis that the refugees accurately represent the views of the resident …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529211
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Surveying HIV/AIDS Incidence in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The present paper introduces results of an analysis conducted on data collected from Khartoum state for the yea 2009. It aims to apply statistical models for the HIV/AIDS data in Khartoum state centers of testing blood and counseling. AIDS is recognized as an emerging disease only in the early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147907