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Straubhaar, Thomas; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

are not prohibitive. An active European migration policy is recommended to achieve this aim. …

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Migration and Welfare State: Why is America Different from Europe?

Razin, Assaf; Sadka, Efraim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

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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Migration-Regime Liberalization and Social Security: Political-Economy Effect

Razin, Assaf; Sand, Edith - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

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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Sharing High Growth Across Generations: Pensions and Demographic Transition in China

Song, Zheng Michael; Storesletten, Kjetil; Wang, Yikai; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population threatens the fiscal sustainability of its pension system, a key vehicle for intergenerational redistribution. We analyze the positive and normative effects of alternative pension...

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Occupational Choice Across Generations

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

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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Informational Cascades and Decision to Migrate

Epstein, Gil S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We introduce the idea that informational cascades can explain the observed regularity that emigrants from the same locations also tend to choose the same foreign locations. Thus informational cascades generates herd behaviour. Herd behaviour is compared with the network externalities explanation...

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Multi-Generation Model of Immigrant Earnings: Theory and Application

Epstein, Gil S; Lecker, Tikva - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

The literature, starting with Chiswick (1977, 1978) to Gang and Zimmermann (2000) more recently, focuses on the economic achievements and performance of first- and second-generation migrants. This Paper presents a three-generation migrant analysis, comparing relative economic performance of...

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Soaring Minds: The Flight of Israel’s Economists

Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Despite their small number, Israeli economists have become an important fixture in the international academic scene. In recent years, this phenomenon has been characterized by an additional attribute: the number of Israelis who have chosen to leave the country’s universities - or not to return...

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Migration as Disaster Relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine

O'Gráda, Cormac; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

Mass emigration was one key feature of the Great Irish Famine which distinguishes it from today’s famines. By bringing famine victims to overseas food supplies, it undoubtedly saved many lives. Poverty traps prevented those most in need from availing of this form of relief, however....

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Migration in an enlarged EU: A challenging solution?

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

. This essay provides a broad and in-depth account of the effects of the post-enlargement migration flows on the receiving as … analysis of the available literature and empirical evidence shows that (i) EU enlargement had a significant impact on migration … hard to detect, (iv) post-enlargement migration contributes to growth prospects of the EU, (v) these immigrants are …

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