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Statistics on student mobility within the European Union

Teichler, Ulrich - 2003

How to overcome shortcomings of the available comparative data on student mobility in Europe? Currently, inward student mobility in the EU Member States is measured by means of the criterion foreign citizenship. In the wake of changing social realities in Europe, however, foreign citizenship is...

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Improving the Participation in the ERASMUS Programme

Vossensteyn, Hans; Beerkens, Maarja - 2010

This study explores the extent to which European students experience financial and other barriers to participation in …, with the exception of financial issues, which are an important concern for students everywhere. ERASMUS participation is … associated with students’ socio-economic background, primarily influenced by individual preferences and cost …

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The Integration of Migrants and its Effects on the Labour Market

Eichhorst, Werner; Giulietti, Corrado; Guzi, Martin - 2011

This study provides an overview of the situation of immigrants in the European Union, by focusing on the process of their integration and its impact on the labour market. Section 1 provides information on the scale of the migration phenomenon, focusing on the origin patterns of immigrants to the...

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Social dialogue and the recession

Demetriades, Stavroula; Kullander, Mats - 2009

This paper aims to give a flavour of the latest developments across Europe and inform policy makers of topical issues. It will present measures taken in response to the recession (both employment market measures and financial stimulus packages), outline the extent of social partner involvement,...

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Gross job flows and institutions in Europe

Gómez-Salvador, Ramón; Messina, Julián; Vallanti, … - 2004

We examine job flows in the 1990s for a sample of 13 European countries. By using a dataset of continuing firms that covers all sectors, we find firm characteristics to be important determinants of job flows, with smaller and younger firms within services typically having a larger degree of job...

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Institutions and service employment

Messina, Julián - 2004

We live in a service economy, but the extent of development of service employment differs across developed countries. This paper assesses the role of structural factors and institutions in explaining the common patterns and main differences in the recent expansion of service employment in OECD...

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