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Migration and Immigrants: The Case of the Netherlands

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  • Aslan Zorlu

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Joop Hartog

    (University of Amsterdam)

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This paper surveys migration to and from the Netherlands since thesixteenth century with an emphasis on the post-war period. Existingstudies on the labour market performance of immigrants and ethnicminorities are considered and some new results from our recentresearch are presented. See also pages 119 - 140 in: (R. Rotte & P. Stein (Eds.)), 'Migration Policy and the Economy: International Experiences', Munich, 2002.

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  • Aslan Zorlu & Joop Hartog, 2001. "Migration and Immigrants: The Case of the Netherlands," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 01-042/3, Tinbergen Institute.
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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