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Labor Mobility after Brexit

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

ON DECEMBER 2, 2017 at BRUEGEL/BRUSSELS What will Brexit mean for the free movement of workers between the UK and the EU? This will be discussed by Lindsey Barras (Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal), Jonathan Portes (Principal Research Fellow, National Institute … Continue reading →

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30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics

Posted on November 5, 2016 by admin

Celebrating 30 Years As the Editor-in-Chief, I are pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the 30th Anniversary Volume of the Journal of Population Economics. For 4 weeks there will be free access to all papers in … Continue reading →

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European Migration in the Great Recession

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

Brexit symbolizes the new worries about internal European mobility. At the same time, the additional fears generated by the refugee crisis crowds out the necessary debate about new labor migration to Europe. Against this background, Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. … Continue reading →

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Migrationspolitik in der Flüchtlingskrise

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

DIE WEIS(S)E WIRTSCHAFT: Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University und UNU-MERIT in Maastricht, analysiert die Lage Europas angesichts der bestehenden Migrationsherausforderungen. Bei einer Veranstaltung der Weis(s)en Wirtschaft am 13. Oktober 2016 in Wien um 18.30 Uhr zum Thema Migrationspolitik und Flüchtlingskrise … Continue reading →

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Arrived at Princeton University

Posted on September 17, 2016 by admin

After six months at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University, I have moved to Princeton University. I am now affiliated with the Economics Department and the Industrial Relations Section. Working in the Firestone Library is fun, and the … Continue reading →

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New York 9 – 11 Attacks

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9 – 11 attacks. The occasion provides an opportunity to reflect the brutal challenges of a free world. Terror is no answer, nowhere in this world. The 9/11 Memorial in New York … Continue reading →

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Keine Frage: Wir schaffen das

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

Der Ausspruch von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel auf einer Pressekonferenz am 31. August 2015 “Wir schaffen das!” angesichts einer eskalierenden Flüchtlingsfrage hat bereits legendären Charakter. Mit dem vorgeblich niederschmetternden Wahlergebnis zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vom vergangenen Sonntag, das die CDU hinter … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann: Back to Boston from Europe

Posted on July 10, 2016 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann is currently based at the Center for European Studies (CES) of Harvard University. He just returned from a lecture and information tour through Europe to advertise for his new book and to study and discuss Brexit, the … Continue reading →

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