Nahikari Irastorza

By Gregor Schäfer, University of Bath, and Miguel Morillas, Comillas Pontifical University As global labour markets continue to hunger for talent, the cross-border migration of highly skilled migrant professionals (MPs) has become an increasingly familiar phenomenon. Yet despite their elevated qualifications, international experience, and preferential… Read More »What defines the well-being of migrant professionals across professional and personal environments in Denmark?

By Toni Ahvenainen and  Markku Mattila As the war prolongs, the employment of Ukrainians has become an increasingly central and multifaceted issue in the countries that have received them. European Union’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) gives a broad framework to all EU countries how to… Read More »Challenges of Ukrainian Labour Market Integration in Finland

By Rinus Penninx, Emeritus Professor in Migration and Ethnic Studies of the University of Amsterdam, founder of the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES, 1993) at the University of Amsterdam, and founder of IMISCOE (2004). The significance of international migration and migrant workers International migrants are… Read More »International Migration and Employment: a brief survey of the IILME-domain of studies

By Ksenija Ivanović  When the discipline of Economics first dabbled in the study of migration, it was quickly established that workers – assumed to have all the information and opportunities, of course –  move to earn more elsewhere. This simplistic view was challenged from both within… Read More »Migration aspirations in the Western Balkans: do skills shortages matter and what should policymakers do about them?