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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 to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276855
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Is there a Case for Carbon-Based Border Tax Adjustment?: An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis
Burniaux, Jean-Marc; Château, Jean; Duval, Romain - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Concern that unilateral greenhouse gas emission reductions could foster carbon leakage and undermine the international competitiveness of domestic industry has led to growing calls for carbon-based border-tax adjustments (BTAs). This paper uses a global general equilibrium model to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457944
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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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The EU's Single Market : At Your Service?
Vogt, Line - 2005
While the single market has largely been achieved for the EU market for goods, the services sector has lagged behind. This has resulted in sluggish activity, low productivity growth, high prices, that show a wide dispersion and relatively high inflation in this sector. Both the OECD product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443872
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The Economic Consequences of Terrorism
Lenain, Patrick - 2002
The unprecedented 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States caused massive casualties and damage, and ushered in an era of greater uncertainty. While a prompt and vigorous policy response helped limit the immediate economic impact of the aggression, the heightened terrorist threat...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445059