This paper starts by describing the model MIDAS in detail. It next presents and discusses some simulation results for Belgium, Germany and Italy. Finally, the simulation results of two alternative policy scenarios are presented and discussed.
As Germany works to get its refugee population into employment, immigrant labor market assimilation has become a major policy concern. The German economy has undergone significant structural changes since the first cohort of guest workers arrived over a half century ago, with the corporatist features that defined the German model now much weaker. This report examines how this shift towards greater ...
Social norms are central to theoretical accounts of longitudinal person-environment transactions. On the one hand, individuals are thought to select themselves into social roles that fit their personality. On the other hand, it is assumed that individuals' personality is transformed by the socializing pressure of norm demands. These two transactional directions were investigated in a large and ...