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The economics of the Croatian war differ considerably from what is often thought of as typical features of a war economy. Most strikingly, while wars are often perceived as generating a tendency towards repressed inflation and a command economy the Croatian economy actually moved in the opposite...
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externality for all those (individuals and governments) who care about world poverty. This implies that the existing international … of international (e.g., climate change) refugees, and an extension of the US diversity lottery to a larger set of host …
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Municipalities in Germany are having difficulties in providing accommodation for the large number of refugees seeking … develop long-term planning perspectives for managing the reception of refugees. …
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The integration of immigrants, especially refugees, is one of the major social challenges in Germany. At the same time … different national ministries are therefore trying to promote the vocational training of refugees in the Crafts Sector. This … study shows that there are many open-minded companies and motivated refugees with an interest in a crafts occupation. In …
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The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum … in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments … World and avoiding floods of unwanted asylum seekers arriving on the doorsteps of the First World. This is an issue that is …
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homes. Over the course of a few months, Kagera - a region in northwestern Tanzania - received more than 500,000 refugees … intensity. I exploit this variation to investigate the short and long run causal effects of hosting refugees on the outcomes of …-cohort variation and find that childhood exposure to this massive arrival of refugees reduced height in early adulthood by 1.8 cm (1 …
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We use data on refugees admitted to the Netherlands that include registration of education in their homeland by … them to assess effects on refugees' economic position during the first five years after arrival. The most remarkable …
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, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those … migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …
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, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those … migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …
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Canada admits refugees on the basis of compassion and not economic criteria. It is however, important to document the … are that employed Canadian refugees earn an amount equal to that earned by their family class reference group circa 1980 …-2001. However, the incidence of social assistance attachment for refugees is substantial and for those refugees who receive any …
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