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Measures of interpersonal trust : evidence on their cross-national validity and reliability based on surveys and experimental data

Carlin, Ryan E.; Love, Gregory J.; Smith, Conal - 2017

Interpersonal trust (i.e. trust in other people) is an issue of high interest to both policy-makers and researchers … seeking to understand what drives social and economic outcomes. However, for trust to usefully inform policy and analysis it … trust and other social and economic outcomes, evidence on the validity of trust from experimental data is conflicting. In …

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Overcoming skills shortages in Canada

Carey, David - 2014

Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some professions, notably health, engineering and skilled trades have increased. And vacancy rates have risen for skilled trades, with the increase being particularly large in Alberta...

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A new profile of migrants in the aftermath of the recent economic crisis

Arslan, Cansin; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Kone, Zovanga; … - 2015

Growing international migration and diverse characteristics of migrant populations make internationally comparable high-quality data on migrants essential. Regular update of these data is crucial to capture the changes in size and composition of migrant populations. This document presents the...

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Improving the labour market integration of immigrants in Belgium

Pina, Álvaro Manuel; Corluy, Vincent; Verbist, Gerlinde - 2015

Immigrants make up one fifth of the Belgian working age population, but their labour market integration is poor. Employment rates of non-EU immigrants, in particular, are very low, and the problem extends to their native-born offspring. Further, with more precarious jobs and lower wages,...

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Skills and labour market performance in Sweden

Bussi, Margherita; Pareliussen, Jon K. - 2015

Both educational attainment and skills, as measured in the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), are high in Sweden. They are not perfect substitutes, but both are to some degree necessary for successfully integrating in the Swedish labour market. This paper describes the distribution of...

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Diversity statistics in the OECD : how do OECD countries collect data on ethnic, racial and indigenous identity?

Balestra, Carlotta; Fleischer, Lara - 2018

Data on ethnic, racial and indigenous identity can help render certain minorities statistically visible, and expose potential discrimination and inequalities. This paper systematically reviews diversity data collection practices in OECD countries and selected key partners and identifies three...

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Making the most of immigration in Canada

Carey, David - 2018

Canada’s immigration policy aims to promote economic development by selecting immigrants with high levels of human capital, to reunite families and to respond to foreign crises and offer protection to endangered people. Economic-class immigrants, who are selected for their skills, are by far...

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Triple disadvantage? : a first overview of the integration on refugee women

Liebig, Thomas; Tronstad, Kristian Rose - 2018

45% of refugees in Europe are women, yet little is known on their integration outcomes and the specific challenges they face. This report summarises prior research on the integration of refugee women, both compared with refugee men and other immigrant women. It also provides new comparative...

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LGBTI in OECD countries : a review

Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2017

This paper presents an overview of the socio-economic situation of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI), primarily in OECD countries. After investigating the size of this population, the paper zooms in on attitudes toward LGBTI, LGBTI rights and perceived...

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Structural inequality : the case of Sweden

Robling, Olof; Pareliussen, Jon Kristian - 2017

Structural trends not directly related to labour market functioning and redistribution have made a sizeable contribution to inequality and poverty in Sweden, but occupy only limited space in the income inequality debate. To fill this gap, we put a quarter of a century of rising inequality in...

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