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Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimilano; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia’s immigration policy, introduced inthe mid-1990s, on migrants’ probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy changeconsists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The resultsindicate that those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486982
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Self-selection and the performance of return migrants: the source country perspective
De Coulon, Augustin; Piracha, Matloob - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two main questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746106
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Immigration Policy and Entrepreneurship
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants' probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy change consists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The results indicate that those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403371
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Immigration policy and entrepreneurship
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; … - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants' probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy change consists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The results indicate that those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286897
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International migration and the role of remittances in Eastern Europe
León-Ledesma, Miguel; Piracha, Matloob - 2001
Many studies have addressed the effect of migration on both home and host countries, but few have focused on the effect … of the economic flows derived from migration, especially for the Central and East European (CEE) countries. In this paper … Blanchard (1994) by adding migration. The impact of remittances on unemployment depends on its effect on productivity growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290667
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Immigration, labour mobility and EU enlargement
Piracha, Matloob; Vickerman, Roger - 2002
model of migration. This recognises that, within Europe, most migration is not permanent, but part of a process of mobility … in which both return and serial migration are natural economic responses to a dynamic economy. We show that there are … beneficial effects of migration, on both the home (origin) and host (destination) regions. We also bring forward some evidence to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290684
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Self-selection and the performance of return migrants: The case of Albania
Coulon, Augustin de; Piracha, Matloob - 2002
In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290686
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Self-Selection and the Performance of Return Migrants: the Source Country Perspective.
Piracha, Matloob; Coulon, Augustin de - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2003
In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two main questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005510433
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International Migration and the Role of Remittances in Eastern Europe
León-Ledesma, Miguel; Piracha, Matloob - School of Economics, University of Kent - 2001
Many studies have addressed the effect of migration on both home and host countries, but few have focused on the effect … of the economic flows derived from migration, especially for the Central and East European (CEE) countries. In this paper … Blanchard (1994) by adding migration. The impact of remittances on unemployment depends on its effect on productivity growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170033
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Immigration, Labour Mobility and EU Enlargement
Piracha, Matloob; Vickerman, Roger - School of Economics, University of Kent - 2002
model of migration. This recognises that, within Europe, most migration is not permanent, but part of a process of mobility … in which both return and serial migration are natural economic responses to a dynamic economy. We show that there are … beneficial effects of migration, on both the home (origin) and host (destination) regions. We also bring forward some evidence to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404338