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Austria's economy recorded a robust upswing in 2006, with real gross domestic product increasing by 3.2 percent. Growth drivers were exports and rising investment activity, while recent private consumer demand remained rather moderate. Although all Länder registered an upturn, these demand...
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This paper investigates the economic, labor market and institutional factors that make regions and countries attractive for highly skilled migrants vis-`a-vis lowskill migrants. Based on micro-data for 11 EU countries, a discrete choice model estimated at the NUTS-2 level shows that location...
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Talented, young scientists are often internationally mobile. There is however an asymmetric mobility towards prestigious US universities. This brain drain limits Europe's research performance. To shed more light on the determinants of job choice of scientists and on asymmetric mobility flows, an...
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This paper analyzes the role of ethnic networks in the location decision of migrants to the EU at the regional level. Using a random parameters logit specification we find a substantially positive effect of ethnic networks on the location decision of migrants. Furthermore, we find evidence of...
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The economic literature provides ample evidence that immigration of highly skilled workers is beneficial for the host economy. Yet, when compared to countries such as the USA or Canada, Europe receives a lower share of migrants with tertiary education, raising concerns that the EU does not...
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Based on a unique survey, we conduct a stated choice experiment to examine the determinants of career choice in academia. Both early and later stage researchers value a balance between teaching and research, appropriate salaries, working with high-quality peers and good availability of external...
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H<sc>uber</sc> P. and N<sc>owotny</sc> K. Moving across borders: who is willing to migrate or commute?, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The willingness to commute and migrate across borders is analysed by focusing on the differences in the effects of individual characteristics on migration and commuting propensities. By...
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Stylized facts show that migrants more often face overqualified employment than natives. As shown by previous research, one third of the employed foreign born with tertiary education in the EU-15 are overqualified, with levels reaching up to 57.6%, compared to 20.9% among natives. Among the...
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This article analyses the regional (NUTS 2 level) concentration of migrants in the EU 15 using recent data from the European Labour Force Survey. The largest local clusters of migrants in the EU 15 are found in the Île-de-France as well as in Inner and Outer London. The settlement structure of...
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