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The evolution of the economy and the rejection of immigration in Europe
March 2021
Javier G. Polavieja, Universidade Carlos III de Madrid;
Behind rejection of the other, and xenophobia, lie factors such as the country’s macroeconomic evolution, individual economic vulnerability and worker exposure to job competition.
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Are immigrants more ambitious than their non-migrant compatriots?
March 2021
Javier G. Polavieja, Universidade Carlos III de Madrid; María Ramos, Universidade Carlos III de Madrid; Mariña Fernández-Reino, Migration Observatory (Oxford);
Does emigration always bring with it a dose of ambition? We analyse whether immigrants are more oriented toward success, risk, and money than their non-migrant compatriots.
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Participate or win? Women, men and competitiveness
March 2021
Pedro Rey Biel, Researcher at ESADE-Universitat Ramon Llull; Nagore Iriberri, Ikerbasque Research Professor at Universidad del País Vasco;
Are women worse at competing? This article shows that factors exist, of a cultural nature, that can explain part of the discrimination that women suffer in the jobs market.