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Determinants of Workers' Remittances : Evidence from the European Neighbouring Region
Schiopu, Ioana C.; Siegfried, Nikolaus A. - 2021
investment motive. Finally, migrants' skills raise remittances, while a large informal economy in the sending country depresses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317412
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Determinants of workers’ remittances: evidence from the European Neighbouring Region
Schiopu, Ioana; Siegfried, Nikolaus - 2006
investment motive. Finally, migrants’ skills raise remittances, while a large informal economy in the sending country depresses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604734
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What are the Main Obstacles to Hiring after Recessions in Europe?
Savsek, Simon - 2021
firms and studies how they depend on firm’s characteristics. Findings suggest that the main obstacles to hiring in Europe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315423
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Job polarisation and household borrowing
Cantarella, Michele; Kavonius, Ilja Kristian - 2022
The last few decades have been accompanied by disruptive changes to the structure of employment which have led to deterioration in demand for middle-skill occupations, a process known as job polarisation. As the demand for middle-skill workers shrinks, expectations about households' income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278309
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Job Polarisation and Household Borrowing
Cantarella, Michele; Kavonius, Ilja Kristian - 2022
The last few decades have been accompanied by disruptive changes to the structure ofemployment which have led to deterioration in demand for middle-skill occupations, a processknown as job polarisation. As the demand for middle-skill workers shrinks, expectationsabout households’ income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013404302
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Immigrants and the Distribution of Income and Wealth in the Euro Area : First Facts and Implications for Monetary Policy
Dossche, Marteen; Kolndrekaj, Aleksandra; Propst, Maximilian - 2022
We use household surveys to describe differences in wages, income, wealth and liquid assets of households born in their country of residence (“natives”) vs. those born in other EU and non-EU countries (“immigrants”). The differences in wealth are more substantial than the differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013491571
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Wealth Differences across Borders and the Effect of Real Estate Price Dynamics : Evidence from Two Household Surveys
Mathä, Thomas - 2014
Crossing borders, be it international or regional, often go together with price, wage or indeed wealth discontinuities. This paper identifies substantial wealth differences between Luxembourg resident households and cross-border commuter households despite their similar incomes. The average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055306
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Sectoral explanations of employment in Europe: the role of services
D’Agostino, Antonello; Serafini, Roberta; … - 2006
sector, four sub-sectors and twelve service sector branches. Recently, both Europe and the US have experienced an increase in … the growth of service jobs in Europe relative to the US persists. Understanding the main factors behind this gap is key to … achieving higher employment levels in Europe. This paper focuses on the role of barriers in the EU-15 which may have hindered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604671
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The Gender Promotion Gap : Evidence from Central Banking
Hospido, Laura - 2019
We examine gender differences in career progression and promotions in central banking, a stereotypical male-dominated occupation, using confidential anonymized personnel data from the European Central Bank (ECB) during the period 2003-2017. A wage gap emerges between men and women within a few...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012872187
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The Effect of Public Investment in Europe : A Model-Based Assessment
de Jong, Jasper - 2017
We consider the effect of an increase in public investments on output in Europe against the background of a sharp drop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962598