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European integration, labour market dynamics and migration flows
Martinoia, Michela - Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS - 2009
This paper has a double goal. On one side we want to evaluate the effect of economic integration on migration flows moving from the enlargement countries towards the EU-15; on the other, we want to analyse whether the migration flows had any impact over employment, real wages and labour force in...
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The performance of immigrants in the German labor market
Beyer, Robert - 2017
This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011598931
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Crime and immigration : do poor labor market opportunities lead to migrant crime?
Bell, Brian - 2014
Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416335
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The new economic case for migration restrictions : an assessment
Clemens, Michael A.; Pritchett, Lant - 2016
For decades, migration economics has stressed the effects of migration restrictions on income distribution in the host country. Recently the literature has taken a new direction by estimating the costs of migration restrictions to global economic efficiency. In contrast, a new strand of research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452382
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A second look at enrollment changes after the Kalamazoo Promise
Hershbein, Brad J. - 2013
While previous research has documented how the Kalamazoo Promise, the most prominent and generous place-based college scholarship program, increased enrollment in Kalamazoo Public Schools, this paper qualifies and quantifies the characteristics of students who were induced to enter - or stay -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369443
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A second look at enrollment changes after the Kalamazoo Promise
Hershbein, Brad - 2013
While previous research has documented how the Kalamazoo Promise, the most prominent and generous place-based college scholarship program, increased enrollment in Kalamazoo Public Schools, this paper qualifies and quantifies the characteristics of students who were induced to enter - or stay -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009761368
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MODELLING OF INTERREGIONAL MIGRATION IN SLOVAKIA
JANOTKA, Martin; GAZDA, Vladimir - In: Journal of Applied Economic Sciences 7 (2012) 1(19)/ Spring 2012, pp. 48-55
In the paper, panel data model of the interregional migration among 79 districts in Slovakia within 2005-2010 periods was estimated. Explanatory factors of unemployment, real wages and density of population were considered threefold: in the district inflow, outflow and net inflow models. In most...
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A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise
Hershbein, Brad J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013
While previous research has documented how the Kalamazoo Promise, the most prominent and generous place-based college scholarship program, increased enrollment in Kalamazoo Public Schools, this paper qualifies and quantifies the characteristics of students who were induced to enter—or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010671694
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Market Thickness and the Early Labor Market Career of University Graduates- An urban advantage?
Ahlin, Lina; Andersson, Martin; Thulin, Per - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
We analyze the influence of market thickness for skills on initial wages and subsequent wage development of university graduates. Using Swedish micro-level panel data on a cohort of graduates, we show that two out of three graduates move to large cities upon graduation. Large cities yield higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818689
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Internal Labour Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region: Evidence from Labour Force Surveys
Paci, Pierella; Tiongson, Erwin R.; Walewski, Mateusz; … - In: The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargement. A New …
There are large regional disparities in labour market indicators in countries in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Such disparities appear to be persistent over time indicating, in part, a lack of flexibility in the prevailing adjustment mechanisms. Internal labour mobility is often seen as...
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