Tag: migration

Ireland…trading in the global talent pool.

April 5, 2016

  by David Haugh, Head of the Ireland Desk, OECD Economics Department Passing through Dublin airport’s sparkling, spacious Terminal 2, sprinkled with bi-lingual English, Irish signs is a fine experience – it’s a modern, global emporium but with a very Irish flavour as anyone partial to a Guinness in departures can attest to. On arrival before … More Ireland…trading in the global talent pool.

The refugee crisis: a challenge but also an opportunity for improving policies to integrate immigrants into the Dutch labour market

March 3, 2016

By Gabor Fulop, Analyst, & Rafal Kierzenkowski, Senior Economist The Netherlands Desk,  Country Studies, OECD Economics Department The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe has particularly affected the Netherlands. Asylum requests surged in 2015 to nearly 60 000 (Panel A), more than three times the yearly average of 2010-14. This is a significant challenge for the … More The refugee crisis: a challenge but also an opportunity for improving policies to integrate immigrants into the Dutch labour market