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Trends in Immigration and Economic Consequences
Coppel, Jonathan; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Visco, Ignazio - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001
This paper reviews immigration trends and their economic impacts in a number of OECD countries. While migration systems … migration flows. Some of the main factors driving immigration are then briefly discussed. The paper also considers the economic … claims that, while migration can partly offset slower growing or declining OECD populations, it cannot provide by itself a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046181
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Trends in Immigration and Economic Consequences
Coppel, Jonathan - 2001
This paper reviews immigration trends and their economic impacts in a number of OECD countries. While migration systems … migration flows. Some of the main factors driving immigration are then briefly discussed. The paper also considers the economic … claims that, while migration can partly offset slower growing or declining OECD populations, it cannot provide by itself a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444502
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Immigration in Iceland : Addressing challenges and unleashing the benefits
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - 2023
Immigration has increased rapidly since the late 1990s, driven largely by strong economic growth and high standards of living. By mid-2023, foreign citizens made up around 18% of the population. This has brought important economic benefits to Iceland, including by boosting the working age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491294
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Policies for Inclusive Urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276950
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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future
Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
) and fostering migration, notably of skilled workers. The significant ageing-related decline in the labour force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276953
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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?
Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
inequality across provinces show that, if migration is taken into account, disparities are markedly less, and have tended to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480479
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Tackling the challenges of population ageing in the Slovak Republic
Hwang, Hyunjeong - 2022
Slovakia’s population is ageing rapidly, with the share of the working-age population expected to shrink by about a fifth in the next 30 years. Ageing-related costs are projected to increase much more strongly than in other EU countries and ageing will put pressure on potential growth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013174616
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Raising Economic Performance by Fostering Product Market Competition in Germany
Fuentes, Andrés - 2006
Much scope remains to make regulation of product markets more conducive to competition ? notwithstanding progress in recent years ? with substantial benefits for consumer welfare, productivity and employment. While the general competition legislation and enforcement framework is mostly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443967
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Restructuring Russia's Electricity Sector : Towards Effective Competition or Faux Liberalisation?
Tompson, William - 2004
Russia in 2003 embarked on the restructuring of its electricity sector. The reform is intended to introduce competition into electricity production and supply, leaving dispatch, transmission and distribution as regulated natural monopolies with non-discriminatory third-party access to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444056
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Recent Trends and Structural Breaks in US and EU15 Labour Productivity Growth
Turner, Laure - 2008
This paper examines shifts in labour productivity growth in the United States and in Europe between 1970 and 2007 based … the EU15 based on observed data, which seems to be due to both the initial catch-up of Europe and the halt of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444122