The Finnish and Swedish Migration Dynamics and Transnational Social Spaces

Abstract

This article contributes to debates about the long-term development of migration dynamics. The argument is based on a study of the transnational dynamics of the migration flows between Finland and Sweden. The two countries provide a good case for studying the long-term development of migration patterns, since there has been a full freedom of movement and the migration patterns are well documented. The article argues that the postwar labor migration from Finland to Sweden created a transnational social space that still today facilitates migration between the two countries. Although Finnish citizens dominate the migration flows in both directions, the number of Swedish migrants has steadily increased. This new pattern can be explained by the development of the transnational social space involving an increasing number of mixed families.     

Factors Associated with Return Migration of First-Generation Immigrants in Belgium (2001–2011)

Belgium is a country with a long and diverse history of migration. Given the diverse context of immigration to Belgium, reasons for return migration will most likely vary as well. With this study, we want to quantify the return migration of Belgium’s immigrants and assess whether socio-economic, sociodemographic and health factors are related to return migration. Individually linked census and register data comprising the total Belgian first-generation immigrant population aged 25+ were used. Age-standardized emigration rates (ASER) by migrant origin and gender were calculated for the period 2001–2011. Additionally, relative return migration differences were calculated by country of origin and gender, adjusted for age group, length of stay, household composition, socio-economic indicators (education, home ownership and employment status) and self-rated health in 2001. Return migration was most common among immigrants from Spanish descent and from the neighbouring countries and higher among men than among women. Return migration was highly selective in terms of older age, lower length of stay in Belgium, not living with a partner or children, being high-educated, unemployed and in good health. Key issues for future research include examining the reasons for return migration, identifying the country of destination and accounting for household characteristics.     

Return migration predictors for undocumented Mexican immigrants living in Dallas

This study uses a survey of undocumented Mexican immigrants living in Dallas to identify variables that predict the likelihood of return migration of undocumented Mexican immigrants. Male immigrants and immigrants under age 25 are more likely to intend to return to Mexico. Surprisingly, length of US residence is not a significant predictor of intended return. In contrast, prior immigrant experience is a significant predictor of intent to return to Mexico. Highly educated immigrants are likely to intend to return to Mexico, probably because the relative skill benefit is greater in the origin country. Immigrants from the Mexican state of Guanajuato are likely to intend to return to Mexico, while those from San Luis Potosi are likely to intend to remain in the US. Immigrants who own a home in Dallas are likely to remain in the US, while those who own land in Mexico are likely to return to Mexico.     

宗经、复古与尊君、实用(上) --中古《周礼》六冕制度的兴衰变异

《周礼》记载了一种六冕制度,其等级安排具有君臣通用的特点,其结构是“多列式”的。这种等级结构带有周朝等级君主制的印迹。两汉间统治者采用了占代冕服,《周礼》的六冕记载开始对帝国礼服制度显示影响。汉明帝复古用冕制,但所采用的是“单列式”结构。魏晋朝廷曾损略服章中的黼黻,以维护帝王尊严。南北朝都利用《周礼》进行冕服复古,以争取文化号召力。北周建立了一个庞大的“多列式”冕服等级体制。隋唐上承北周,继续搞冕服复古,但隋用“单列式”服制,唐用“多列式”服制。“多列式”冕服等级造成了君臣冕服倒置的情况,这在唐高宗时引起批评。“多列式”被放弃,回归于“单列式”了。宋明时实用化、世俗化倾向,导致了冕服的逐渐衰落。从冕服在十几个世纪中的兴衰变异中,可以看到现实与传统、政治与文化在帝制中国的复杂互动关系。     

审美现代性视角下的文学批评和翻译研究——基于张谷若《还乡》译本分析

审美现代性发韧于19世纪,兴起于20世纪,以非理性、生命感性为价值核心,具有强烈的人文主义属性.这一理论为当今文学批评和翻译研究提供了新的视角.一方面,通过该理论人们能够重新批判性地解读文学作品、理解作品.另一方面,将其用于翻译研究中,可以有效解决目前译界普遍存在的问题之一,即过于重视方法论的研究,忽视了译者的地位和主观能动性,对译者缺乏人文关怀.以托马斯哈代作品《还乡》和张谷若的译本为个案研究对象进行分析,可进一步证明文学作品中的审美现代性,以及将其用于翻译理论研究及实践的可行性和重要性.     

长寿风险对教育和退休决策的影响

本文在三阶段世代交叠及两部门经济模型的框架下研究长寿风险对劳动者受教育年限、退休年龄及长期收入的影响。个人的一生分为教育、工作及退休三个阶段,同时劳动者采用经验-工资的倒U型曲线,在此条件下分析劳动者的工作-闲暇决定和消费-储蓄决定。根据模型显示,长寿风险会增加个人的受教育年限、延长退休年龄以及增加劳动者的长期收入。同时,根据模型的敏感性分析,政府对劳动者征收的税率也会对劳动者个人决策产生影响,而且这种影响的程度超过了长寿风险的影响。最后,根据模型的结论提出了相应的政策性建议。     

我国创业板IPO首日超额收益原因实证研究

无论是成熟的资本市场还是新兴的资本市场,IPO首日超额收益现象普遍存在。界定IPO首日超额收益的原因为一级市场的发行折价和二级市场的交易溢价,并运用多元线性回归模型进行实证研究。研究结果表明:二级市场投资者非理性和投机泡沫是解释我国创业板IPO首日超额收益的主要原因。     

Migrant and asylum-seeker children returned to Kosovo and Albania: predictive factors for social–emotional wellbeing after return

The return of rejected asylum seekers has a high priority on the national agendas of European States. In order to make well-informed asylum decisions involving children, knowledge of how asylum-seeker children fare after their return to their countries of origin is needed. This study aims to gain knowledge about the child-rearing environment and the social–emotional wellbeing of migrant children who have returned to Kosovo and Albania after a stay in a European host country. Based on a sample of 106 returned families, the study investigated the predictive factors for children’s social–emotional wellbeing using regression analyses. The findings show that procedural characteristics and ethnicity predict wellbeing, mediated through the quality of the child-rearing environment. The most vulnerable children did not have a stable resident status in the host country, belonged to a minority ethnic group and were older adolescents. The findings indicate that the wellbeing of returned children is not only dependent on conditions after repatriation, but also on the conditions which the families left in the host country. To enable sustainable return in a child’s best interests, the needs of vulnerable families and children should be thoroughly assessed prior to return, and reintegration support should be tailored to their situation.     

当代国际恐怖主义的“宗教动员”

以宗教名义进行社会动员,是当代全球恐怖主义的一个重要特征。宗教动员下的恐怖主义已成为当代恐怖主义的主导势力,并经历了三重路径,且每条路径中都表现出国际“安全阀”遭到双重的破坏和挑战。梳理当代国际恐怖主义因“宗教动员”而泛滥的路径,可以为国际反恐提供某种思路,从而消除恐怖主义进行“宗教动员”的不良后果,并优化良好的宗教发展环境。     

A股市场冲击下的交易量与收益率特征研究

本文基于高频跳跃非参数识别框架,结合我国证券市场投资者情绪及市场环境,对上证A股市场冲击下的交易量与收益率特征进行研究,从更为微观的角度揭示信息快速融入过程中投资者的反应及市场交易状态和影响因素。研究发现,我国A股市场在市场冲击发生时往往伴随着交易量的大幅增加,冲击发生后交易量存在迅速下降的过程;利好、利空的市场冲击对市场交易量、收益率存在非对称影响,整体来说,投资者对利空消息更敏感,但在不同的市场情绪下投资者对市场冲击存在非理性反应,牛市时投资者倾向于对利空消息反应不足,而在熊市时倾向于对利好消息反应不足。