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Migration and Culture
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding openly into the discussion, usually under some pseudonym. The authors bring culture into the open. They are concerned with how culture manifests itself in the migration process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008810057
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Migration and Culture
Epstein, Gil S. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding openly into the discussion, usually under some pseudonym. The authors bring culture into the open. They are concerned with how culture manifests itself in the migration process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139048
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Migration and remittances nexus : economic implications and analysis
Strielkowski, Wadim; Šperková, Lenka; Jacek, Brożyna - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 19 (2017) 46, pp. 772-789
remittances in the Czech Republic. In contrast to previous studies, we provide a more detailed insight into the specifications of … having skilled position. Our results demonstrate that reverse economic effects of remittances on the source country might be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011791261
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Sizing it up: Labor migration lessons of the EU enlargement to 27
Constant, Amelie F. - 2011
While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the old Europe of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282245
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Migration, Remittances and Brexit : European Labor Market Integration and Its Effects on Inequality and Convergence
Langer, Pawel - 2019
resulted in a large increase in remittances to New Member States (NMS) and were comparable in size to FDI or EU funds. This … paper adds to the literature by analyzing the impact of remittances and migration jointly, rather than separately, on the … directly through migration, and labor demand indirectly through remittances increasing capital stock. We develop an incomplete …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897115
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Migration and Culture
Epstein, Gil S. - 2011
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding openly into the discussion, usually under some pseudonym. The authors bring culture into the open. They are concerned with how culture manifests itself in the migration process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127464
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International Migration and Local Employment : Analysis of Self-Selection and Earnings in Tajikistan
Atamanov, Aziz - 2011
This paper addresses the issue of self-selection of individuals in international labour migration, non-agricultural and agricultural employment in Tajikistan and its link to earnings from these activities. Unlike most of empirical studies, we could attribute selection bias on unobservable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126119
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Effects of Migration on European Labour Market Equilibrium
Družić, Ivo - 2013
This paper investigates the labour market effects of migration-related supply shocks on labour market. Immigration has become important socio-economic phenomenon for many countries in globalized world. It is therefore the subject of increasingly vigorous political debate. Focusing mostly on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085270
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Interrelationships between human capital, migration and labour markets in the Western Balkans : an econometric investigation
Mara, Isilda; Landesmann, Michael - 2021
The high outward mobility that has characterised the countries in the Western Balkan (WB) region over the past three decades is often seen as tightly linked to severe labour market imbalances and persistently low utilisation of human capital over time. To shed light on these issues, we estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485454
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What drives youth's intention to migrate abroad? : evidence from international survey data
Milasi, Santo - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/12, pp. 1-30
Despite the bulk of international migrants being youth, little is known about the factors driving young people's migration behavior at the global level. Using the individual-level survey data from Gallup World Poll across 139 countries over the period 2010-2016, this study contributes to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303235