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Bonn : IZA, 2021
Abstract: As the pandemic continues and countries experience a massive second wave, labor markets continue to be heavily affected. At the same time, countries have started to extend, but also adjust stabilization measures initially introduced at the outset of the crisis. As of today, three main elements of crisis response require particular attention: the further development of short-time work schemes, ad hoc income protection for the self-employed, and the specific difficulties labor markets ar ...; [Read more...]
Bonn : IZA, 2012
Abstract: This summary presents the results of a study conducted by Martin Kahanec under the World Bank ASEAN Labor Markets program funded by AusAid. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the European Union experience of the mobility of skilled labor migrants and to draw lessons from this experience for the integration of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members. The EU experience of free mobility is evaluated in two specific contexts: intra-EU migration after the 2004 ...; [Read more...]
Bonn : IZA, 2012
Abstract: This study provides the European Commission with an expert assessment of the main trends in the situation of migrants with regard to social assistance and access to social services, an in-depth analysis of the main determinants of these trends, and a comprehensive account of the mutual interaction of migration policies and broadly defined social assistance policies. Based on the existing evidence we conclude that there is no a priori evidence that migration would pose a burden on welfa ...; [Read more...]
Bonn : IZA, 2011
Abstract: This study provides an overview of the situation of immigrants in the European Union, by focusing on the process of their integration and its impact on the labour market; section 1 provides information on the scale of the migration phenomenon, focusing on the origin patterns of immigrants to the EU-27 and describing evidence about the need of immigrant workers. Section 2 explores in greater detail the employment situation of immigrants, their distribution across the industrial sectors ...; [Read more...]