AbstractIn this paper, we study the consequences of the NAFTA introduction on illicit drug trafficking from Mexico to the US. We argue that NAFTA's open border policy reduced average detection rates of illegal drug trafficking from Mexico into the US along their national common border, which increased potential rents for all drug-trafficking organizations, and ultimately led to increased...
This article depicts the selectivity profiles of first-generation immigrants of multiple origins in 18 European destinations and investigates whether educational selectivity is relevant to their labour market performance. The theoretical account starts from the premise that the relative position individuals occupy in the educational distribution of their origin country represents—frequently unmeasured—characteristics ...
Leidenschaftlich diskutiert Deutschland das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen. Während im Ringen um das Gesamtkonzept die einen von wirtschaftlicher Freiheit träumen und andere die Abschaffung des Sozialstaats fürchten, wandelt sich abseits des Scheinwerferlichts bereits der Sozialstaat. Kindergrundsicherung, Sanktionsmoratorium, Bürgergeld, Bafög-Änderungen, Rückzahlung des CO2-Preises – viele...
