This paper employs a weighted network analysis to study the empirical properties of the world trade web and their evolution over time. We show that most countries are characterized by weak trade links; yet, there exists a group of countries featuring a large number of strong relationships, thus...

This study charts the differences between the sickness absence of immigrants and Swedes during a period when a flourishing labour market in the beginning of the 1990s turned into a tense and problematic one. We consider not only human capital factors for various immigrant groups and natives, but...

Der Migrant Policy Index (MIPEX) versucht, anhand von 140 Indikatoren zu zeigen, wie westliche Gesellschaften mit ihren Zuwanderern umgehen und wie gut die Zuwanderer in die Gesellschaft integriert sind. Der MIPEX wird alle zwei Jahre erstellt und bildet die Entwicklung der Integrationspolitik...