Das Thema Immigration steht auf europäischer Ebene immer wieder auf der politischen Agenda. Häufig stand bei der Diskussion die illegale Immigration an den Außengrenzen der EU im Mittelpunkt. Der bisher umgesetzte Ansatz der Europäischen Union mit illegalen Flüchtlingsströmen umzugehen,...

This thesis contributes to the research in highly skilled migration and takes special interest in questions and concerns of the European Union. The research will look at the causes of migration and what factors cause the selection of migrants. In particular, it will present three empirical...

Deutschland hat eine weit zurückreichende Tradition als Einwanderungsland. Im internationalenVergleich gehört die Bundesrepublik Deutschland mittlerweile zu den größten Einwanderungsländern.Deutschland betreibt jedoch Einwanderungsverhinderungspolitik anstatt Einwanderung zu regeln,...

Background Thousands of shipments of radioisotopes developed in the United States (U.S.) are transported domestically and internationally for medical and industrial applications, including to partner laboratories in European Union (EU) countries. Over the past five years, the Environmental...

The dissertation involves an investigation into the circumstances of international competitiveness and how it is pursued by firms from different sugar producing and marketing nations. Understanding of competitiveness has primarily been pursued in terms of economic variables and market...

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Purpose – This article seeks to examine the strategic options open to transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe in the face of intense competition in two highly sensitive economic sectors within the EU. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory paper makes use of cross-country...

Society's concern over the negative impact of business activities on the naturalenvironment has significantly increased and, as a result, environmental regulationshave grown considerably both in number and scope. As these policies affectbusinesses and their competitive environment, firms are...

Die Regierungen in der Europäischen Union retten Unternehmen in Schwierigkeiten durch staatliche Rettungs- und Umstrukturierungsbeihilfen. Diese Dissertation besteht aus drei Kapiteln, die solche Beihilfen analysieren. Im ersten Kapitel nutze ich Daten von 86 Fällen aus den Jahren 1995-2003 um...

We analyze the effects of EU adoption of a Sky Trust (Barnes and Breslow 2003) on the income distribution of Hungary, a lower-middle income EU member. We use plausible parameters for an EU carbon charge and revenue recycling system, input-output data to track the effect of a carbon charge on...