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Circular migration
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
, creating a "brain drain" in the sending country. In reality, migration is typically temporary: Workers migrate, find employment … circular migration can be costly to both sending and receiving countries. …
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Ethnische Vielfalt und Arbeitsmarkterfolg (Ethnic diversity and labor market success)
Rinne, Ulf; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 81-89
"The economic potential of ethnic and cultural diversity is often underestimated. This paper summarizes a number of recent studies which show that 'soft' factors such as attitudes, perceptions and identities - and in particular ethnic identities - significantly affect economic outcomes. More...
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Ethnische Vielfalt und Arbeitsmarkterfolg (Ethnic diversity and labor market success)
Rinne, Ulf; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 81-89
"The economic potential of ethnic and cultural diversity is often underestimated. This paper summarizes a number of recent studies which show that 'soft' factors such as attitudes, perceptions and identities - and in particular ethnic identities - significantly affect economic outcomes. More...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643930
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Mehr ökonomische Rationalität in der Zuwanderungspolitik
Hinte, Holger; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 79 (2010) 1, pp. 85-100
-based process to regulate temporary labor migration. Germany must become more aware of the growing international competition for … achievements of existing legislation, such as the Immigration and Integration Act, and the Labor Migration Control Act. A …
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Pitfalls of immigrant inclusion into the European welfare state
Kahanec, Martin; Kim, Anna Myung-Hee; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) January, pp. 39-55
Purpose – This paper's main purpose is to evaluate immigrants’ demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. Design/methodology/approach – An online primary survey of experts from NGOs and...
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Economic preferences and attitudes of the unemployed: Are natives and second generation migrants alike?
Constant, Amelie F.; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 825-851
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity and to compare natives and second generation migrants. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a recently collected survey of a...
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Ethnicity, job search and labor market reintegration of the unemployed
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Rinne, Ulf; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 753-776
representative sample of entrants into unemployment in Germany. The data include a large number of migration variables, allowing us …
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Measuring Ethnic Identity and its Impact on Economic Behavior
Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Journal of the European Economic Association 6 (2008) 2-3, pp. 424-433
, marginalization, and separation. The ethnosizer is found to mainly depend on pre-migration characteristics, and to be exogenous to …
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Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept And Policy Implications
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Ekonomia 10 (2007) 1, pp. 1-17
With globalization, the size of migration and the value of ethnicity is rising. Also Cyprus undergoes a strong process … of change while experiencing large inflows of migration. The paper investigates the challenges and the potentials of … migration from a European Union perspective. It advocates for a new concept to measure the ethnic identity of migrants, models …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328588
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Tackling the European Migration Problems
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 9 (1995) 2, pp. 45-62
A fortress Europe immigration policy is currently observed throughout the European Union. The European migration …, a point that is seen of particular virtue in the European setting. The paper also argues that past European migration …
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