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Featured TopicIntegration of Immigrants in European Labour MarketsThe European refugee crisis of 2015 has led to a renewed surge of research into how to integrate refugees â as well as family and labour migrants â into European societies and in particular into EU labour markets. Why do immigrants integrate better in some countries than others? Which skills have proven to be most essential for their successful integration, and what tools are available to countries to foster this integration? This Forum seeks answers to these questions, using country case studies, a review of social integration measures and an analysis of Bosnian refugee integration efforts from the 1990s.
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Additional Highlights from the Current IssueThe Puerto Rican SagaWell before Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, Puerto Rico was already in dire financial straits. In this issue's Letter from America, Anne Krueger from Johns Hopkins University details Puerto Rico's economic stagnation and crippling debt and draws parallels to the situation in Greece. A key difference, however, is that Puerto Rico's economy is not merely in recession â it is shrinking. The Fragility of Freedom of MovementIntereconomics editor Cian Mulligan looks at the threat to freedom of movement caused by the Brexit vote last year. Advocates of the freedom view it as a fundamental part of the single market, while critics view it as unnecessary for the functioning of the European Union. Behind all this, 16 million people across the EU live in other member states and await clarification. How Greeceâs Systemic Weaknesses Limited the Effectiveness of the Adjustment ProgrammesGeorge Galanos, Angelos Kotios and Manolis Koutoulakis examine the main systemic weaknesses of the Greek economy â structural, institutional and political â and conclude that the economic policy mix that has been implemented through the adjustment programmes focused mainly on treating the symptoms of the crisis instead of decisively dealing with its deeper causes. |
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From the Next IssueForum: The Platform Economy in Europe with articles by John Zysman, Martin Kenney, Justus Haucap, Mark Graham & more Are Germanyâs Hartz IV Reforms the Solution to Eurozone Unemployment Problems? by Peter Bofinger Virtual Currencies and the Future of Financial Services by Volker Brühl |
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Quote of the Month
from George Galanos, Angelos Kotios and Manolis Koutoulakis's article How Greeceâs Systemic Weaknesses Limited the Effectiveness of the Adjustment Programmes |
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About Intereconomics – Review of European Economic PolicyIntereconomics is jointly produced by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). The journal appears bimonthly and features papers by economists that deal with economic and social policy issues and trends in Europe or affecting Europe. To submit a paper for publication, please visit the Submissions section of our website for relevant information. Intereconomics is published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Newsletter SubscriptionTo unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit the following web page, enter your email address, and click "unsubscribe": http://archive.intereconomics.eu/newsletter.php. To change your email address, please unsubscribe as explained above and then resubscribe using your new address. Editorial OfficeIntereconomics Phone: +49 (0)40 42834-306/307 and Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Phone: +32 (0)2 229 39 11 |