Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 52)

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30-Mar-2007

Anna d'Addio

This report surveys the research in OECD countries on intergenerational mobility – i.e. the extent to which key characteristics and life experiences of individuals differ from those of their parents. Early childhood education, care and health play a key role in this area.

List of Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers

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30-Mar-2007

This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected labour market, social policy and migration studies prepared for use within the OECD.

The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 50)

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05-Mar-2007

Thomas Liebig

Across all qualification levels, employment of immigrants and their children is well below that of native Danes. Denmark is taking active steps to improve labour market integration, but more effort is still needed to combat discrimination and to make jobs available.

The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Australia (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 49)

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26-Feb-2007

Thomas Liebig

Labour market outcomes for immigrants and their children in Australia are favourable in international comparison. This is largely attributable to Australia’s selection policy and its long tradition as an immigration country.

The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Sweden (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 48)

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26-Feb-2007

Georges Lemaître

Immigrant work force in Sweden is under-represented among the employed. There is a general awareness that the issue needs to be solved and an impressive mobilisation of the social partners in this regard.

The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Germany (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 47)

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26-Feb-2007

Thomas Liebig

Employment of immigrants declined since the early 1990s. Despite improvements under the new Immigration Act, integration efforts in Germany need to be more oriented towards labour market outcomes. Early language training is key for improving the unfavourable situation of the second generation.

Strengthening the integration of Japan in the world economy to benefit more fully from globalisation

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07-Dec-2006

Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon

To lift productivity, Japan needs greater inflows of FDI and more openness to trade and inflows of foreign workers. Economics Department Working Paper 526.

Summary of a workshop on global convergence scenarios: structural and policy issues

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15-May-2006

Nick Vanston (Rapporteur)

Economics Department Working Paper 483. On what basis can global convergence scenarios be designed? To address this issue, the OECD hosted an international workshop where several well-known academic, ...

Strengthening innovation in the Netherlands: making better use of knowledge creation in innovation activities

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16-Feb-2006

David Carey, Ekkehard Ernst, Rebecca Oyomopito and Jelte Theisens

This paper considers ways in which weaknesses in innovation in the Netherlands can be overcome. Economics Department Working Paper 479.

Taxation, Ethnic Ties and the Location Choice of Highly Skilled Immigrants (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 24)

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17-Aug-2005

by Thomas Liebig and Alfonso Sousa-Poza

With the emerging international competition to attract highly skilled migrants, the determinants of their choice of residential location are increasing in importance.