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Remittances and informal work
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2016
This paper studies the effects of remittances on informal employment in the migrants' countries of origin, looking both at the remittance-receiving and non-migrant households. Using data from the Social Exclusion Survey, conducted in six transition economies in 2009, I find that receiving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532104
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Social capital and migration intentions in post-communist countries
Huber, Peter; Mikula, Stepan - 2018
We analyse the impact of social capital on the willingness to migrate in 28 post-communist and five western European comparator countries using the Life in Transition Survey. We find substantially lower levels of professional social capital among the older cohorts in post-communist than in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011788047
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Why Do People Still Live in East Germany?
Hunt, Jennifer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
In 1997 GDP per capita in East Germany was 57% of that of West Germany, wage rates were 75% of western levels, and the unemployment rate was at least double the western rate of 7.8%. One would expect that if capital flows and trade in goods failed to bring convergence, labor flows would respond,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703144
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Why Do People Still Live In East Germany?
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
In 1997 GDP per capita in East Germany was 57% of that of West Germany, wage rates were 75% of western levels, and the unemployment rate was at least double the western rate of 7.8%. One would expect that if capital flows and trade in goods failed to bring convergence, labour flows would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136569
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Job market outcomes of IDPs : the case of Georgia
Torosyan, Karine; Pignatti, Norberto; Obrizan, Maksym - 2018
Internally displaced people (IDPs) constitute a serious economic, social and cultural problem for many countries, including countries in transition. Despite the importance of the problem, there are only a handful of previous studies investigating the issue of labor market outcomes of IDPs. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011796092
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From the 'Strawberry Jam' to the 'Sushi-Bar' : Romanian Migration in the Context of Asia's Increasing Economic Role
Silasi, Grigore - 2010
configuration, an important migration vector) 2) Romania and the Strawberry Jam. Comparative analysis between countries of … Diaspora in Romania. Romanian migration to Japan. Specificities, trends, development of phenomena. How to create a Romanian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143000
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Migration, Mobility and Human Rights at the Eastern Border of the European Union - Space of Freedom and Security
Silasi, Grigore; Simina, Ovidiu Laurian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
research in Romania. At this time, migration and mobility are studied as minor subjects in Economics, Sociology, Political … view – social, economical, legal etc. Romania is part of the European Migration Space not only as a source of labourers for … located at the eastern border of the European Union, we consider Romania as part of the European area of freedom, security and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621891
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Does religion matter? Exploring economic performance differences among Romanian emigrants
Roman, Monica; Goschin, Zizi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Although migration and religion have traditionally developed as two separate research topics, in the current context of globalization and trans-nationalism attention begins to focus on the way they interconnect. Religion received little attention in Romanian studies on migration undertaken so...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147920
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Internal Migration and Labor Market in Romania
Roman, Mihai Daniel - 2012
is a way to solve these problems. Romania's accession to the European Union was accompanied by a significant increase in … earnings in Romania using a panel data regression model.The results of our analysis are consistent with other empirical studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108764
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Human Capital and Migration Costs for Romanian Economic Development
Popescu, Cristian; Diaconu, Laura; Maxim, Andrei - 2008
process of free movement of labor force. Placing Romania in the context of the European and global economy depends on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014219921