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Immigration in Europe : trends, policies and empirical evidence
Rica, Sara de la; Glitz, Albrecht; Ortega, Francesc - 2013
This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by … providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in … various important European destination countries and Europe as a whole. We then discuss key policy issues in the European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223623
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Chapter 24. Immigration in Europe : Trends, Policies, and Empirical Evidence
de la Rica, Sara; Glitz, Albrecht; Ortega, Francesc - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 1303-1362). 2015
This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies, and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by … providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in … various important European destination countries and Europe as a whole. We then discuss key policy issues in the European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025426
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The rise and fall of enforcement institutions : an example of religion and secularism
Ciaian, Pavel; Pokrivčák, Ján; Kancs, D'Artis - 2011
less developed civilisations often rely on informal institutions such as religion (RES). The present paper attempts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524872
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Secularization and long-run economic growth
Strulik, Holger - 2015 - Revised Version: March 2015
This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more pleasure from consumption than religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010492354
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From worship to worldly pleasures : secularization and long-run economic growth
Strulik, Holger - 2012 - This version: May 2012
speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357676
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Secularization and Long-Run Economic Growth
Strulik, Holger - 2015
This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more pleasure from consumption than religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026464
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Language, Knowledge, and Growth : Evidence from Early Modern Europe
Binzel, Christine; Link, Andreas; Ramachandran, Rajesh - 2023
aftermath of the Protestant Reformation of 1517. As a result, the share of vernacular titles in Europe rose from around 30% in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259473
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Long-Run Development and the New Cultural Economics
Gershman, Boris - 2016
This paper reviews recent economics literature on culture, with an emphasis on its relation to the field of long-run growth and development. It examines the key issues debated in the new cultural economics: causal effects of culture on economic outcomes, the origins and social costs of culture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983798
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Secular Stagnation on the Supply Side : U.S. Productivity Growth in the Long Run
Gordon, Robert J. - 2016
Secular stagnation refers not to the literal stagnation, i.e., stopping of economic growth but rather to the slowing of U.S. potential real GDP growth to half or less of its historical pace. The retardation of potential real GDP growth matters both because of its direct impact on the standard of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012982246
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Immigrants and Natives : Comparative Economic Performance in the U.S., 1850-60 and 1965-80
Ferrie, Joseph P. - 2001
Immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before the Civil War were less likely to reside in locations with high immigrant concentrations as their time in the U.S. increased. This is contrary to the experience of recent immigrants who show no decrease in concentration after arrival. The reduced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014095610