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People to Jobs, Jobs to People: Global Mobility and Labor Migration

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  • Eichhorst, Werner

    (IZA)

  • Colussi, Tommaso

    (Catholic University Milan)

  • Guzi, Martin

    (Masaryk University)

  • Kahanec, Martin

    (Central European University)

  • Lichter, Andreas

    (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)

  • Nikolova, Milena

    (University of Groningen)

  • Sommer, Eric

    (AXA AG)

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Report commissioned by Randstad, Bonn 2017 (100 pages)

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  • Eichhorst, Werner & Colussi, Tommaso & Guzi, Martin & Kahanec, Martin & Lichter, Andreas & Nikolova, Milena & Sommer, Eric, 2017. "People to Jobs, Jobs to People: Global Mobility and Labor Migration," IZA Research Reports 74, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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