Välfärdssektorn är drygt 20 % av arbetsmarknaden. Lönerna är lägre, men många upplever sina arbeten som meningsfulla och är nöjda. Rörligheten mellan välfärdssektorn och övriga arbetsmarknaden har ökat De anställda stannar kvar i arbetslivet längre upp i åldrarna. Ny rapport - länk nedan!

We continue after our coffee break! @olofaslund.bsky.social from Uppsala University speaks on "Religious Norms and the Financial Integration of Muslim Minorities". #MigrationForum2026 #MigrationResearch #Economics

🚨 PhD and Post Doc positions incoming 🚨 Received 3 million Euros from WASP-HS for an interdisciplinary (Econ, Sociology, Business) research cluster on AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work. PhD call coming very soon - start Jan 2026, fully funded in an amazing research team w fantastic data!

Come work on migration, integration, and urban issues! Great opportunity in active and friendly research environment. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Daughters of immigrants are more upwardly mobile than daughters of locals in most destinations. Sons of immigrants are only more upwardly mobile outside of continental Europe, from Boustan, Fjællegaard Jensen, Abramitzky, Jácome, et al https://www.nber.org/papers/w33558

1/ 🚨 New paper! 🚨 How do the economic trajectories of children of immigrants vary across 15 high-income countries? We study intergenerational mobility of immigrants, using individual-level linked parent-child data across Europe, North America, and beyond. 🧵👇 #EconSky

The deadline for our workshop in economic history with Elias Papaioannou as keynote speaker is approaching fast, make sure to apply!

With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org

Are you interested in research on migration and economics? Come work with us! We are looking to hire up to three RAs for one year, starting in August 2024, based in Uppsala. Applications close May 7. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

With Jérôme Valette, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 2nd Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on 25-26 June 2024, LISER, Luxembourg. Keynotes: @gathmannch.bsky.social, @olofaslund.bsky.social & H. Rapoport Deadline 25 February 2024 economig2024.sciencesconf.org