The Impact of 1970s Repatriates from Africa on the Portuguese Labor Market

This paper examines the labor market effect of the retornados who immigrated to Portugal from Angola and Mozambique in the mid-1970s following Portugal's loss of its African colonies. The retornados increased the Portuguese labor force by roughly 10% in just three years. Two analyses suggest co...

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Published in:Industrial & labor relations review 1996-01, Vol.49 (2), p.330-347
Main Authors: Carrington, William J., Pedro J. F. de Lima
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Adverse effects
Africa
Angola
Case studies
Cities
Comparative analysis
Cubans
Developed Nations
Economic growth
Economic theory
Employment
Expatriate employees
Factors
Immigrants
Immigration
Industrialized nations
Labor Force Nonparticipants
Labor management relations
Labor Market
Labor markets
Labour market
Migration
Mozambique
Noncitizens
Occupational Mobility
Politics
Population dynamics
Population growth
Portugal
Real wages
Refugees
Repatriation
Return Migration
Romance Languages
Social aspects
Studies
Time series
Unemployment
Unemployment rates
Urban Areas
Urban Studies
Wage rates
Wages
Wages & salaries
Workforce
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Africa
Angola
Case studies
Cities
Comparative analysis
Cubans
Developed Nations
Economic growth
Economic theory
Employment
Expatriate employees
Factors
Immigrants
Immigration
Industrialized nations
Labor Force Nonparticipants
Labor management relations
Labor Market
Labor markets
Labour market
Migration
Mozambique
Noncitizens
Occupational Mobility
Politics
Population dynamics
Population growth
Portugal
Real wages
Refugees
Repatriation
Return Migration
Romance Languages
Social aspects
Studies
Time series
Unemployment
Unemployment rates
Urban Areas
Urban Studies
Wage rates
Wages
Wages & salaries
Workforce
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