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Seasonal migration and early childhood development

Macours, Karen; Vakis, Renos - 2008

This paper provides unique evidence of the positive consequences of seasonal migration for investments in early … childhood development. We analyse migration in a poor shockprone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the …'s migration has a positive effect on early cognitive development. We attribute these findings to changes in income and to the …

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European Union expansion and migration

Kahanec, Martin; Kureková, Lucia - 2011

actual migration flows following the enlargements against the pre-enlargement expectations and perceptions. We then review … countries’ perspective the risks of out-migration lie in skill shortages in affected occupations or sectors as well as the …

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The Mobility Challenge for Growth and Integration in Europe

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

value of labor mobility for economic prosperity and its determinants. Labor migration and not welfare migration dominates … the future a much higher level of circular and permanent migration. …

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Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries: Country Study on Germany

Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

Despite the ongoing dialogue on facilitating mobility between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, very little is known about the magnitude and characteristics of migrants from these countries. This study aims to fill this gap by studying the size and assimilation...

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Migration und Integration: Deutschland als Einwanderungsland - "... denn ihr seid selbst Fremde in Ägypten gewesen"

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011

selbstbewusster und unaufgeregter Umgang mit den Themen Migration und Integration angeregt, zu dem Deutschland leider bislang nicht …

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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

Die Erwerbsgesellschaft der Zukunft bietet neben neuen Risiken und neuer Unübersichtlichkeit vor allem vielfältige neue Chancen. Um sie bestmöglich zu nutzen, brauchen Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik ein neues Denken und Handeln, das die Familienfreundlichkeit der Arbeitswelt viel...

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Ethnische Vielfalt und Arbeitsmarkterfolg

Rinne, Ulf; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

Das ökonomische Potenzial ethnischer und kultureller Vielfalt wird häufig verkannt. Die Ergebnisse neuerer Studien, die in diesem Beitrag zusammengefasst werden, zeigen jedoch, dass sich weiche Faktoren wie etwa Einstellungen, Wahrnehmungen und Identitäten, hier insbesondere ethnische...

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Differences in employment outcomes for college town stayers and leavers

Winters, John V. - In: IZA Journal of Migration 1 (2012), pp. 1-22

New college graduates must choose whether to stay in the geographic area where they completed their degree or move to a new location to begin their careers. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as 'college towns' and investigates differences in employment outcomes between college...

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Minimum wages, earnings, and migration

Boffy-Ramirez, Ernest - In: IZA Journal of Migration 2 (2013), pp. 1-24

Does increasing a state's minimum wage induce migration into the state? Previous literature has shown mobility in …

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The working hours of immigrants in Germany: Temporary versus permanent

Kahanec, Martin; Shields, Michael P. - In: IZA Journal of Migration 2 (2013), pp. 1-15

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating …

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