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There are few studies on occupational choices in Germany, and second-generation occupational choice and mobility is even less investigated. Such research is important because occupations determine success in the labour market. In a country like Germany occupations also reflect a general...
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As exemplified in the 1995 Mediterranean Declaration of the European Union, migration has become a major concern for …-North migration flows is envisaged. This new approach is examined by analysing the causes of asylum migration from developing … migration, at least in the medium run, although restrictive legal measures do work. Migration control by international …
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, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those … migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …
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Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects several million more as a consequence of the demise of socialism. This paper analyses the economic performance of ethnic German migrants to West Germany in comparison with native...
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are not prohibitive. An active European migration policy is recommended to achieve this aim. …
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Over the years, there emerged two key policy differences between Europe and America, both welfare and migration …-states. The former has more generous welfare state and more liberal migration policies than the latter. In this paper we attempt …
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liberalize migration policy through a political-economy mechanism. The paper examines a dynamic political-economy mechanism … immigration regime. A Markov equilibrium with social security consists of a more liberal migration policy, than a corresponding …
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This paper develops a descriptive methodology for the analysis of wage growth of immigrants, based on human capital theory. The sources of the wage growth are: (i) the rise of the return to imported human capital; (ii) the impact of accumulated experience in the host country; and (iii) the...
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Abstract U.S. fertility rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for women born in 1932. It dropped to a new low of 1.74 children for women born in 1949, before stabilizing for subsequent cohorts. We propose a novel explanation for this boom-bust...
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We propose a new theory of the demographic transition based on the evidence that body development during childhood is an important predictor of adult life expectancy. Fertility, childhood development, longevity, education and income growth all result from individual decisions. Parents face a...
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