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Barriers of culture, networks, and language in international migration: A review
Wang, Zhiling; de Graaff, Thomas; Nijkamp, Peter - In: REGION 5 (2018) 1, pp. 73-89
of destination arguably much more uncontrollable. This study shows that migration is in a complex way intertwined with … culture, networks and language, (i) by reviewing related studies on the barriers of culture, networks and language in … international labor mobility, and (ii) by exploring missing gaps and prospective avenues for research. Nowadays, the migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012591431
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Barriers of culture, networks, and language in international migration : a review
Wang, Zhiling; Graaff, Thomas de; Nijkamp, Peter - In: Region : the journal of ERSA 5 (2018) 1, pp. 73-89
of destination arguably much more uncontrollable. This study shows that migration is in a complex way intertwined with … culture, networks and language, (i) by reviewing related studies on the barriers of culture, networks and language in … international labor mobility, and (ii) by exploring missing gaps and prospective avenues for research. Nowadays, the migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011876099
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Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism
Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - 2005
Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168229
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Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism
Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2005
Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005463528
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Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism
Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2005
Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005673504
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Immigrants' "ability" and welfare as a function of cultural diversity : effect of cultural capital at individual and local level
Tubadji, Annie; Gheasi, Masood; Nijkamp, Peter - 2014
This paper presents an operationalization of a mixed Bourdieu–Mincer-type model that seeks to find evidence for individual and local cultural capital effects on human capital 'ability'. We aim to compare these effects for native workers and immigrants (as well as between immigrants themselves)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010409050
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Cultural distance and gravity effects among migrants : a comparative analysis of the EU15
Tubadji, Annie; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013
of the presence of significant gravity effects of culture. The paper seeks to highlight three new research issues: (i … different immigrant groups; and (iii) the full culture-based development (CBD) mechanism of a joint cultural impact on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565957
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Immigrants' 'Ability' and Welfare as a Function of Cultural Diversity : Effect of Cultural Capital at Individual and Local Level
Tubadji, Annie - 2014
This paper presents an operationalization of a mixed Bourdieu–Mincer-type model that seeks to find evidence for individual and local cultural capital effects on human capital 'ability'. We aim to compare these effects for native workers and immigrants (as well as between immigrants themselves)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013046650
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Overprotected politicians
Frey, Bruno S. - 2007
This paper argues that politicians are overprotected. The costs of political assassination differ systematically depending on whether a private or a public point of view is taken. A politician attributes a very high (if not infinite) cost to his or her survival. The social cost of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264147
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Politicians: be killed or survive
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - 2008
In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264506