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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 … addressed through a comprehensive approach, helping to make the most of immigration. Successful labour market integration of …

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Adjusting Housing Policies in Slovakia in Light of Euro Adoption

Hüfner, Felix - 2009

House prices have risen strongly in past years, helped by rising incomes and declining interest rates. At the same time, construction of new dwellings has remained fairly muted and has only recently shown signs of picking up. A characteristic feature of the Slovak housing market, and a...

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The Danish Housing Market : Less Subsidy and more Flexibility

Erlandsen, Espen - 2006

While Denmark has fairly flexible labour and product markets in most respects, the housing market stands out with large direct and indirect subsidies for all types of housing and a highly regulated rental market hindering mobility, probably resulting in a mismatch between housing needs and use....

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Bridging the Housing Gap in Poland

Kierzenkowski, Rafal - 2008

Despite a high level of homeownership, the housing market in Poland is suffering from an important shortage. The difference between the number households and available dwellings, the number of dwellings per thousand inhabitants, and the availability of basic amenities (especially in rural areas)...

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Home, green home: Policies to decarbonise housing

Hoeller, Peter - 2023

The housing sector is one of the main sources of CO2 emissions in OECD countries, accounting for over a quarter of the total. Robust and rapid action is required to reach the net zero emission target by 2050. Decarbonising housing involves halting the use of fossil fuels in homes, ensuring that...

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Migration in OECD countries : Labour Market Impact and Integration Issues

Jean, Sébastien; Causa, Orsetta; Jimenez, Miguel; … - 2007

immigration for natives' labour market outcomes, as well as issues linked to immigrants' integration in the host … to immigration. …

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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 …, fiscal and social implications of immigration. The study suggests that immigration can confer small net gains to the host …

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The Unemployment Impact of Immigration in OECD Countries

Jean, Sébastien - 2007

This paper assesses the consequences of immigration for natives' unemployment in OECD countries and investigates the … role played by product and labour market policies in the economy's adjustment to immigration inflows. The estimations …

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Migration and Integration of Immigrants in Denmark

Roseveare, Deborah - 2004

Immigration could offer one way for Denmark to expand its labour supply, thereby lowering the dependency ratio, at … main changes in policies on immigration in recent years ... …

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Integration of Immigrants in OECD Countries : Do Policies Matter?

Causa, Orsetta - 2007

This working paper assesses the ease of immigrants' integration in OECD labour markets by estimating how an immigration …

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