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The Economics of Genetically Modified Crops

Qaim, Matin - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 1 (2009) 1, pp. 665-694

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been used commercially for more than 10 years. Available impact studies of insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant crops show that these technologies are beneficial to farmers and consumers, producing large aggregate welfare gains as well as positive effects...

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The working hours of immigrants in Germany: temporary versus permanent

Kahanec, Martin; Shields, Michael - In: IZA Journal of Migration 2 (2013) 1, pp. 1-15

J22, J61, F22 </AbstractSection> Copyright Kahanec and Shields; licensee Springer. 2013

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Skilled Labor Flows: Lessons from the European Union

Kahanec, Martin - Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) - 2013

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Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

Kahanec, Martin - Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) - 2012

have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …

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Did Post-Enlargement Labor Mobility Help the EU to Adjust During the Great Recession? The Case of Slovakia

Kahanec, Martin; Kureková, Lucia Mýtna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Force Survey and conducting our own statistical analysis of selectivity into migration, we study whether and how migration … of migration flows in terms of the destinations, gender, age, educational attainment and occupation, reflecting changing …, migration propensity was higher among the unemployed and from the more depressed regions of Slovakia. We conclude that labor …

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Migration strategies of the crisis-stricken youth in an enlarged European Union

Fabo, Brian; Kahanec, Martin - Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) - 2013

This paper studies the migration response of the youth from new EU member states to disparate conditions in an enlarged … duration. We find that migration intentions are high among those not married and among males with children, but both categories … are also overrepresented among people with only temporary as opposed to long-term or permanent migration plans. Whereas …

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Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union

Kahanec, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …

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Ethnicity, job search and labor market reintegration of the unemployed

Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Rinne, Ulf; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 753-776

representative sample of entrants into unemployment in Germany. The data include a large number of migration variables, allowing us …

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Pitfalls of immigrant inclusion into the European welfare state

Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myung-Hee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) January, pp. 39-55

Purpose – This paper's main purpose is to evaluate immigrants’ demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. Design/methodology/approach – An online primary survey of experts from NGOs and...

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Migration, the Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Mobility of workers involves flows of labour, human capital and other production factors and thus contributes to a more efficient allocation of resources. Besides these effects on allocative efficiency, migrant flows affect relative wages and also change the international and national...

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