The impact of migration policy on the labour market performance of migrants: A comparative case study

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 511-535

  Blos, Michael ^a   Fischer, Peter A ^a   Straubhaar, Thomas ^b,c  

^a University of the Bundeswehr Hamburg   (Germany)

^b ECOPOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOUR MARKET; MIGRANT WORKERS;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FOREIGNERS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN RESOURCES; IMMIGRANTS; INCOME; LABOR FORCE; MACROECONOMIC FACTORS; MICROECONOMIC FACTORS; MIGRANT WORKERS; MIGRANTS; MIGRATION; MIGRATION POLICY; NATIONALITY; NATIVE-BORN; NORTHERN EUROPE; POLICY; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION POLICY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FOREIGNERS; HUMAN RESOURCES; IMMIGRANTS; INCOME; LABOR FORCE; MACROECONOMIC FACTORS; MICROECONOMIC FACTORS; MIGRANT WORKERS; MIGRANTS; MIGRATION; MIGRATION POLICY; NATIONALITY; NATIVE-BORN; NORTHERN EUROPE; POLICY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION POLICY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; HEALTH MANPOWER; INCOME; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031419328     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.1997.9976609     Document Type: Review

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