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Martin Kahanec

Central European University, Hungary, IZA, Germany, and CELSI, Slovakia

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Author

Current position

Associate Professor, Central European University, Hungary; Visiting Research Fellow and Deputy Program Director “Migration,” IZA, Germany; Founder and Scientific Director, CELSI, Slovakia

Research interest

Labor and population economics, migration, ethnicity, reforms in Central and Eastern Europe

Website

https://celsi.sk/en/people/detail/64/martin-kahanec/

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Advisory projects funded by the World Bank, European Commission, European Parliament, and Slovak government

Past positions

Deputy Director of Research, IZA, Germany

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Tilburg University, 2006

Selected publications

  • “Unemployment benefits and immigration: Evidence from the EU.” International Journal of Manpower 34:1–2 (2013): 24–38 (with C. Giulietti, M. Guzi, and K. F. Zimmermann).

  • “The Russian-Ukrainian earnings divide.” Economics of Transition 20:1 (2012): 1–35 (with A. F. Constant and K. F. Zimmermann).

  • “Political economy of immigration in Germany: Attitudes and citizenship aspiration.” International Migration Review 43:2 (2009): 263–291 (with M. S. Tosun).

  • Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets: Challenges and Solutions. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011.

  • EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration. Berlin: Springer, 2010.

article(s)

  • Roma integration in European labor markets

    Nuclei of evidence tell a grim story, but a veil of ignorance impedes policy efforts

    Martin Kahanec, May 2014
    The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe—as well as one of the most disadvantaged. A triple vicious circle is at play: Substandard socio-economic outcomes reinforce each other; they fuel negative attitudes and perceptions, leading to ill-chosen policies; and segmentation is perpetuated through (statistical) discrimination. A severe lack of data precludes progress. However, existing bits of evidence point to virtuous ways out.
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