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We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
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comprehensive statistical data, this paper pertains to performance of the Polish migrants at the British labour market. The starting … issues are discussed: the postwar flow from Poland into the United Kingdom, the main characteristics of Polish migrants … living in this country, the performance of Polish migrants at the British labour market (including economic sectors of …
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A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have all become, perhaps unwittingly,...
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A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK have all become, perhaps unwittingly, countries with...
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Aim of this paper is to review the existing evidence on the support structures available to migrants and refugees in … the access to the labour market and entitlement to public services for the different categories of migrants in the UK. Far …
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We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK. There is only one other paper that has estimated these dual effects on a sample of immigrants to the US. We use the British Household Panel Survey, which contains information on height and weight for 2004...
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We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK using the British Household Panel Survey. We find support for the "healthy immigrant hypothesis" and evidence that immigrants’ weights increase with time in the UK. While overweight and obese men enjoy a...
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