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Why Does Intermarriage Increase Immigrant Employment? The Role of Networks

Furtado, Delia; Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Social networks are commonly understood to play a large role in the labor market success of immigrants. Using 2000 U ….S. Census data, this paper examines whether access to native networks, as measured by marriage to a native, increases the … several pieces of evidence suggesting that networks obtained through marriage play an important part in explaining the …

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Brainy Africans to Fortress Europe: For Money or Colonial Vestiges?

Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

Economic reasons along with cultural affinities and the existence of networks have been the main determinants …, indifferent between the UK, France and Spain as a destination country. Established immigrant networks and higher standards of …

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Questionario e guida pratica per la misurazione del capitale sociale

Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Questo paper presenta un questionario e una guida pratica per la misurazione del capitale sociale. Il lavoro vuole costituire un vero e proprio manuale rivolto a ricercatori, studenti e docenti, consulenti di impresa e operatori del terzo settore che per qualsiasi ragione, dalla redazione della...

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Global values chains and networks in dialogue with consumption and social movements

Wilkinson, John - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2008) 4, pp. 536-550

In this paper we explore the strengths and limitations of Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis and the concomitant merits of transaction cost and convention theory frames of references. We first situate GVC analysis against the background of an earlier filiere approach in the Latin American context...

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Regional innovation systems: origin of the species

Cooke, Philip - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2008) 3, pp. 393-409

This paper concerns the brief history of the Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) concept. It shows that the success of the concept in academic and policy circles is because, unlike most regional economic policy instruments, it is flexible and eschews 'one-size-fits-all' type thinking by analysing...

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Fuelling the global value chains: what role for logistics capabilities?

Memedovic, Olga; Ojala, Lauri; Rodrigue, Jean-Paul; … - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2008) 3, pp. 353-374

networks are dependent on efficient logistics. The benefits arising from GVCs' spreading could not be realised without co …

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Flexible markets, inert law: why accessibility and affordability to network services cannot be safeguarded through legal rules

Stout, Helen - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 5, pp. 376-394

The nature of market development differs from that of development in the legal system. The way in which the market develops is similar to what is often referred to as continuous evolution. The legal system, on the other hand, only changes as a result of clearly defined and identifiable...

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Contract Enforcement by the Gods

Schumacher, Heiner; Hadnes, Myriam - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2010

We propose a theory that explains why rational agents start to believe in a causal relationship between unrelated events. Agents send and collect messages through a communication network. If they are convinced of a relationship between two events, they send messages confirming their belief with...

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Structure, conduct and performance of grain trading in Tigray and its impact on demand for commodity exchange: The case Maychew, Mokone, Alemata, Mekelle and Himora

Mezgebo, Taddese; Dereje, Fikadu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Grain markets of Alemata, Maychew, Mokone, Mekelle and Himora are observed to operate in highly inefficient market structure, with very low level of trust at meso and macro level. As result the marking system is less developed and less efficient in terms of creating space and time utility. In...

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Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe's Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets until 2050

Abrell, Jan; Gerbaulet, Clemens; Holz, Franziska; … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

The interdependence of electricity and natural gas is becoming a major energy policy and regulatory issue in all jurisdictions around the world. The increased role of gas fired plants in renewable-based electricity markets and the dependence on gas imports make this issue particular striking for...

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