scholarly journals Choice or Mimetism in the Decision to Migrate? A European Illustration

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1850257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Warin ◽  
Andrew Blakely
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Gravity Model ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Herd Behavior ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
European Migration

This paper examines how herd behavior (mimetism) and network effects determine bilateral migration flows to thirteen EU-15 countries. Using an adapted gravity model controlling for economic activity, welfare progressivity, as well as geospatial and historic relationships, the results force us to question our explanations for migration flows. Herd behavior positively influences European migration flows, whereas network complementarities in the receiving country do not consistently predict, and may in some cases reduce, the likelihood of immigrant inflows. Moreover, economic activity, particularly labor market conditions, plays a lesser role in the migrants’ choice of destination than was previously thought. The introduction of herd behavior as a determinant of European Migration in our empirical analysis hopefully will change the paradigm for understanding migration.

scholarly journals Are Your Wages Set in Beijing?

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B Freeman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Third World ◽  
The United States ◽  
Skilled Labor ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions

The economic troubles of less-skilled workers in the United States. and OECD-Europe during a period of rising manufacturing imports from third world countries has created a debate about whether, in a global economy, wages or employment are determined by the global rather than domestic labor-market conditions. One side argues that trade is all that matters; another side, that trade does not matter at all. The author rejects these polar views; empirical analysis has found modest but real trade effects in displacement of less-skilled labor and declines in the price of goods produced by low-skilled workers.

Business management in the light of cultural diversity in the labor market

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
René Pawera ◽  
Monika Lavrovičová ◽  
Lucia Húsenicová
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Inequality

An important element of the management of modern companies and organizations is the proper use of diversity management and equal opportunities, aimed at eliminating discrimination in the labor market. The paper summarizes the starting points for these processes in the labor market. It describes the tendencies of the development of the solved problem in the context of the labor market conditions of the Slovak Republic. Key words: labor market inequality, equal opportunities management, diversity management

scholarly journals Assessing the Change in Labor Market Conditions

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hess T. Chung ◽  
Bruce Fallick ◽  
Christopher J. Nekarda ◽  
David Ratner
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions

scholarly journals The Influence of London on Labor Markets in Southern England, 1830-1914

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
George R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Southern England ◽  
Wage Rates ◽  
Short Run

Historians have long acknowledged that London, because of its enormous size and rapidly growing demand for labor, acted as a powerful magnet for migrants from throughout southern England. However, while there is a large literature documenting the flow of migrants to London, there have been surprisingly few attempts to determine the consequences of this migration for southern labor markets. This article attempts to redress the imbalance in the literature by examining the influence of London on agricultural labor markets during the nineteenth century. In particular, the article examines the effect of distance from London on wage rates in southern England at various points in time, and the effect of labor market conditions in London on short-run changes in agricultural wage rates.

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