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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2005
The European Union aims at a stronger participation by its population in work to foster growth and welfare. There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labour force, and discussions about the necessary policy responses. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528229
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Qualification structure, over- and underqualification of the foreign born in Austria and the EU
Huber, Peter; Nowotny, Klaus; Bock-Schappelwein, Julia - 2010
This project focuses on comparing the qualification structure of migrants residing in Austria as well as their over … slightly in the last years. Austria is, however, characterised by a high share of medium skilled migrants and a low share of … highly skilled migrants. In addition among the pool of migrants in the EU from a given country, Austria generally selects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392340
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Estimating immigrant earnings profiles when migrations are temporary
Dustmann, Christian; Görlach, Joseph-Simon - 2016
The assumption that all migrations are permanent, which pervaded the early microdata-based research on immigrant career profiles, is not supported by the empirical evidence. Rather, many - if not most - migrations appear to be temporary. In this paper, therefore, we illustrate the estimation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011481390
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"Tongue tide" : the economics of language offers important lessons for how Europe can best integrate migrants
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2016
This policy analysis discusses issues regarding the migration to Europe of large numbers of immigrants and refugees who, on arrival, do not know their host country's language. It reviews problems of economic integration into the labor market, the consequences of the formation of immigrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516716
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An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries
Edo, Anthony; Ragot, Lionel; Rapoport, Hillel; … - 2020
practices regarding the selection and integration of new migrants affect labour market, fiscal and social/cultural outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295298
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Multi-level governance for migrant integration : Policy instruments from Austria, Canada, France, Germany and Italy
OECD - 2022
Comprehensive and coordinated action across levels of government responsible for different policy domains (labour, education, housing and welfare/health) as well as across local actors is crucial to migrant integration. To respond to this need for co-ordination, different policy instruments are...
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Migrant Integration Policies and Bilateral Migration
Beverelli, Cosimo - 2020
. Not all migrant integration policies, however, have such positive effect. Only policies favoring migrants' access to … nationality and policies affording migrants legal protection from discrimination are robust determinants of migration flows …
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Consumption and social integration : empirical evidence for Chinese migrant workers
Huang, Xiaobing; Liu, Xiaolian - 2016
This paper investigates the nexus between consumption and social integration of Chinese migrant workers using survey data with 869 samples from four Chinese provinces. The study suggests the following results: (1) Migrant workers are less integrated in terms of psychological integration and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440094
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The Social Assimilation of Immigrants
Depalo, Domenico - 2008
result in highly restrictive immigration policies. Promoting integration of migrants into the host country would go a long … migrants' integration, namely the process of social assimilation. The aim of this paper is to take a close look at migrants … module to the role and relevance of social relations for both migrants and natives. An innovative feature of this analysis is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773714
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Integrating immigrant workforce in European pastoralism : reality, policy and practices
Nori, Michele - In: Italian review of agricultural economics 76 (2021) 1, pp. 49-58
This work addresses the relevance of immigrant communities in a specific agricultural sector, extensive livestock husbandry - pastoralism. This activity provides a primary source of employment and income specifically in inner and remote rural areas, where intensive farming systems are...
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