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invented anew by transnational migration networks in a globalized world. There is no evidence of the supposed superiority of … adaptés et inventés de nouveau par les réseaux de la migration transnationale dans un monde globalisé. Il n'y a aucune preuve …
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-enlargements. The aim of the paper is to investigate the regional settlement and migration patterns of immigrants mostly recognized by … persistent pattern of domestic migration towards central regions for this group. Children of immigrants born in Norway, education … and their families show strong and positive relationship between domestic migration and regional employment change due to …
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before and after migration. We present a new dataset which reports the extent of language course and exam participation at … participation. They may act as a proxy for otherwise unobserved short-term migration and cultural ties, both of which could … influence language learning decisions. In non-EU countries, the link between migration and language learning is strengthened by …
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Immigration is a major challenge and opportunity for rich Western countries. Integration of immigrants is a two-way process, the success of which depends both on immigrants and on natives. We provide new evidence on the determinants of individual attitudes towards immigration, using data from...
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This paper uses Danish full population register data from 1995 to 2001 to analyze self-selection of migrants from Denmark. We find that Danish emigrants are more educated and have higher pre-emigration earnings than non-migrants. The earnings of emigrants are not higher only on average, but the...
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We investigate international migration choices of high-skilled individuals and measure migrant selection using … predicted earnings. High-skilled migrants select to destinations as predicted by Borjas' (1987) model of migration choices … setting where credit constraints and other barriers to migration are unlikely to be binding. …
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Border regions are likely to play a critical role within the special dynamics initiated by the enlargement of the EU. This paper deals with the effects of integration on labour market conditions in border regions. Within the framework of different theoretical approaches the effects of...
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In this paper we analyze the effects on the welfare of heterogeneous native workers in the context of the presence of legal and illegal immigrants, and where the main instrument of economic policy takes the form of entry quotas. In the framework of a model of overlapping generations, we find...
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In this paper we extend previous models of migration networks and ethnic cluster formation by considering migration as … may arise. These scenarios provide a possible explanation of why different groups of migrants show different migration …
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In the process of European integration, regions close to a border are especially affected by labour market liberalisation. Using data from the IAB employment subsample (IABS) and the employment register (BeH) for the period before and after the opening of the border (1980-2001) I shed light on...
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