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Session 44:
The role of highly skilled workers in socio-economic development

Monday, September 28
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Fès 1B
Ifrane Area
Chair: Ahmed Abdel Monem, Pan Arab Project for Family Health

1. Educational attainment of children of immigrants: a transatlantic comparison of family resources and school context  •  Helga A.G. de Valk, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

2. Expatriates’ life satisfaction and their willingness to stay longer in Malaysia  •  Chuie-Hong Tan, Multimedia University Cyberjaya, Malaysia; A. S. Santhapparaj, Multimedia University Cyberjaya, Malaysia

3. Out-migration of highly-skilled labour force as a tool for sustainable economic development: the case of Jordan  •  Beatrice Knerr, University of Kassel; Rasha Istaiteyeh, University of Kassel; Nadim Zaqqa, University of Kassel

4. The labour market integration of foreign trained engineers in Canada: does gender matter?  •  Monica Boyd, University of Toronto; Lisa Kaida, University of Toronto

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