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Labor market effects of economic integration : the impact of re-unification in German border regions
Büttner, Thiess; Rincke, Johannes - 2004
The paper argues that economic integration causes problems for the labor market of high-wage countries due to cross-border labor mobility and the accompanying increase in labor supply. Empirical evidence is provided from an analysis of regional labor market effects of German re-unification. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402446
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Labor Market Effects of Economic Integration - the Impact of Re-Unification in German Border Regions
Buettner, Thiess; Rincke, Johannes - 2021
The paper argues that economic integration causes problems for the labor market of high-wage countries due to cross-border labor mobility and the accompanying increase in labor supply. Empirical evidence is provided from an analysis of regional labor market effects of German reunification. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319299
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Labor Market Effects of Economic Integration - The Impact of Re-Unification in German Border Regions
Rincke, Johannes; Buettner, Thiess - 2008
This paper exploits the significant reduction in impediments to labor mobility in the process of German re-unification in order to identify labor supply shocks in the West German labor market. The focus is on the quasi-experiment of the border removal in the regions situated at the German -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014218727
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Skill-based immigration, economic integration, and economic performance : benefiting from highly skilled immigrants requires a complementary mix of immigrant selection and economic...
Aydemir, Abdurrahman - 2014
Studies for major immigrant-receiving countries provide evidence on the comparative economic performance of immigrant classes (skill-, kinship-, and humanitarian-based). Developed countries are increasingly competing for high-skilled immigrants, who perform better in the labor market. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416488
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The Changing Role of Labor Migration in Arab Economic Integration
Yousef, Tarik - 2005
During the oil boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, labor migration became an effective instrument for addressing labor market needs at the national level while simultaneously serving the goals of Arab economic integration. The 1990s, however, witnessed a rapid deceleration in the net inflows of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014062641
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Unexpected colonial returns : self-selection and economic integration of migrants over multiple generations
Gielen, Anne C.; Webbink, Herman Dinand - 2023
A ban on migration from Suriname, a former Dutch colony, to the Netherlands induced a mass migration and changed the selection of migrants. We exploit this historical episode to study the relationship between the self-selection of migrants and their long-term economic integration over three...
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What kind of shock was it? : regional integration and structural change in Germany after unification
Burda, Michael C. (contributor) - 2006
Eastern Germany's recovery from the "unification shock" has been characterized by deep structural change - with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003402791
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Public debates on integration and immigration in six West European countries
Helbling, Marc - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003975009
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Migration and Integration Experiences of Non-German European Physicians in Germany
Teney, Céline - 2017
This working paper presents the initial results of our representative survey of physicians working in Germany who are … non-German EU citizens and who have recently immigrated to Germany (N: 1712). We address the education and training … reasons for leaving the country of origin or for immigrating to Germany and other factors that may have had an influence on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012944384
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Making regional citizens? : the political drivers and effects of subnational immigrant integration policies in Europe and North America
Manatschal, Anita; Wisthaler, Verena; Zuber, Christina … - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 54 (2020) 11, pp. 1475-1485
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