Using administrative panel data on the entire population of new labour immigrants to The Netherlands, we estimate the causal effects of labour dynamics on their return decisions. Specifically, the roles of unemployment and re-employment spells on immigration durations are examined. The...

We estimate the impact of the income earned in the host country on return migration of labor migrants from developing countries. We use a three-state correlated competing risks model to account for the strong dependence of labor market status and the income earned. Our analysis is based on...

While there is evidence that return migration promotes entrepreneurship and self-employment of those who migrated, previous studies have not focused on whether migration provides the same benefits to individuals who did not migrate. Using a unique dataset that provides information on both...

In many countries there is a considerable gender gap in enrolment for a bachelor's degree in Economics, arguably an important stepping stone towards positions of influence in policy making and occupations paying relatively high wages. We investigate the sources of this gap by looking in detail...

1. The Structure and Evolution of Employment in Jordan 1. - Ragui Assaad. - 2. Demographics, Labor Force Participation, and Unemployment. - in Jordan 39. - Nader Mtyyan. - 3. The School-to-Work Transition of Jordanian Youth 64. - Mona Amer. - 4. Gender and the Jordanian Labor Market 105. - Ragui...