THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MIGRATION AND THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17994051Keywords:
migration, industrial economy, labor market, productivity, innovation, clusters, Germany, ILO.Abstract
This scientific study summarizes international experience confirming the close interrelationship between
migration and industrial development through the mechanisms of employment, structural transformation of the labor
market, labor productivity, and innovation
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