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Migration of Graduates within a Sequential Decision Framework: Evidence from Poland
Herbst, Mikolaj; Kaczmarczyk, Pawel; Wojcik, Piotr - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
identify main drivers of highly skilled migration within Poland. Following the findings of earlier studies, we argue that the … process and in the life course. Applying multinomial logit modelling on the unique database on Polish graduates we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959800
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Returns to migration : the role of educational attainment in rural Tanzania
Kudo, Yuya - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
Given the migration premium previously identified in an impact evaluation approach, this paper asks the question of why migration is not more prominent, given such high premium associated with it. Using long-term household panel data drawn from rural Tanzania, Kagera for the period 1991-2004,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650721
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China's March to Prosperity: Reforms to Avoid the Middle-income Trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277005
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Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on the Natives
Constant, Amelie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The purpose of this paper is to study the immigrant performance in France and the impacts on the natives by drawing on research findings from the existing academic literature on the economics of French migration. The research questions are: how do immigrants fare with respect to wages,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763913
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Improving School-to-work Transitions in New Zealand
Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276931
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Selective migration, wages, and occupational mobility in nineteenth century America
Salisbury, Laura - In: Explorations in Economic History 53 (2014) C, pp. 40-63
This paper explores the extent to which unskilled internal migrants in the United States were motivated by the possibility of upward occupational mobility. Drawing on the literature on contemporary migrant selection and sorting, I argue that workers with greater potential for occupational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011042810
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Do Study Abroad Programs Enhance the Employability of Graduates?
Pietro, Giorgio Di - In: Education Finance and Policy 10 (2015) 2, pp. 223-243
Using data on a large sample of recent Italian graduates, this paper investigates the extent to which participation in … graduation. This effect is mainly driven by the impact that study abroad programs have on the employment prospects of graduates … graduates from advantaged backgrounds. © 2015 Association for Education Finance and Policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212532
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Migration process in Russia in 2010
Karachurina, Lilia - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2011
This paper deals with a scope of issues related to migration process taking place in the Russian Federation. The author focuses on the issues of labor migration and domestic migration. New legislative initiatives in the area of migration were reviewed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640685
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The Migratory Situation in Russia in 2009
Karachurina, Lilia - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2011
This paper deals with a scope of issues related to migration process taking place in the Russian Federation. The author focuses on the issues of labor migration and domestic migration. New legislative initiatives in the area of migration were reviewed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640686
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Migration Processes in Russia in 2011
Karachurina, Lilia - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2012
This paper deals with a scope of issues related to migration process taking place in the Russian Federation. The author focuses on the issues of labor migration and domestic migration. New legislative initiatives in the area of migration were reviewed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640687