This paper focuses on the recruitment behavior of firms at the extensive margin; we empirically explore the relationship between employer search strategies and the number of applicants by means of (reduced form) two-equations simultaneous models. The empirical analysis is carried out on a rich...

Contemporary migration studies witness an increasing interest in the socio-economic

The rapidly rising inflow of foreign migrants confronts policymakers with many socioeconomic problems. The negative externalities of uncontrolled immigration are well known and often hard to cope with. Recent years have seen the appearance of many policy initiatives based on self-reliance...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between economic performance and labour manoeuvrability of township-village enterprises in the Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Design/methodology/approach – After a concise general overview of recent economic...