Übergewicht bei Schülern in Luxemburg

E-print/Working paper (2017)

Localisation résidentielle de la population étrangère selon la nationalité et la structure urbaine au Luxembourg

Presentation (2017, June 19)

The number of foreigners living in Luxembourg is still rising and represents today about 48% of the inhabitants. This study focuses on the description and mapping of the place of residence for the ... [more ▼]

The number of foreigners living in Luxembourg is still rising and represents today about 48% of the inhabitants. This study focuses on the description and mapping of the place of residence for the different nationalities living in Luxembourg. It seeks to underline differences through indicators built from the 2011 census data. We focus on the territorial distribution of the different nationalities by taking into account the urban structure and distance to jobs. If differences according to nationalities in the residential behavior of households can be empirically identified they may raise issues of spatial equity and (un)equal accessibility to job market. We analyse whether the geographic location of different nationalities in Luxembourg is linked to urbanisation level, the distance to the “poles d´emploi” or general accessibility to jobs. [less ▲]

Localisation résidentielle de la population étrangère selon la nationalité et la structure urbaine au Luxembourg

E-print/Working paper (2017)

The number of foreigners living in Luxembourg is still rising and represents today about 48% of the inhabitants. This study focuses on the description and mapping of the place of residence for the ... [more ▼]

The number of foreigners living in Luxembourg is still rising and represents today about 48% of the inhabitants. This study focuses on the description and mapping of the place of residence for the different nationalities living in Luxembourg. It seeks to underline differences through indicators built from the 2011 census data. We focus on the territorial distribution of the different nationalities by taking into account the urban structure and distance to jobs. If differences according to nationalities in the residential behavior of households can be empirically identified they may raise issues of spatial equity and (un)equal accessibility to job market. We analyse whether the geographic location of different nationalities in Luxembourg is linked to urbanisation level, the distance to the “poles d´emploi” or general accessibility to jobs. [less ▲]

A demolinguistic and sociolinguistic approach to English in Luxembourg

Presentation (2017, June 09)

Luxembourg’s steadily growing economy attracts many migrants from all over the globe. As a result, the country’s trilingualism is being replaced by a more complex multilingualism with a growing importance ... [more ▼]

Luxembourg’s steadily growing economy attracts many migrants from all over the globe. As a result, the country’s trilingualism is being replaced by a more complex multilingualism with a growing importance of English. The paper gives a quick overview of the historic evolution based on sociolinguistic surveys of 1984, 1997 and 2008, followed by an in-depth description of today’s situation based on two language related questions of the Luxembourgish census 2011: Which language do you know the best? Which languages do you speak on a regular basis at home, at school and at work? The census data tell how many people use English in different contexts and who these people are. The focus will be on the language situation at work. A correspondence analysis reveals strong correlations between languages and occupations reflecting a split of the labour market: English dominates in high skilled jobs in the private sector, whereas Portuguese is the main language in low skilled jobs in the private sector, and Luxembourgish is the main language in the public sector. French and German are used more evenly across all occupations and sectors. These results highlight the link between the use of languages and competing social positions. [less ▲]

Luxembourg: a segmented, multilingual Job Market

Scientific Conference (2016, October 05)

Luxembourg is a small, but very dynamic country. In the last 100 years, the population has more than doubled, mainly because of immigration. The proportion of foreigners rose from 3% in 1871 to 46% in ... [more ▼]

Luxembourg is a small, but very dynamic country. In the last 100 years, the population has more than doubled, mainly because of immigration. The proportion of foreigners rose from 3% in 1871 to 46% in 2015. Currently people from 170 countries live in the Grand Duchy. In addition to that, about 40% of the workforce are cross-border commuters from France, Belgium, and Germany. This has an impact on the country’s language situation. At least until the 1980s Luxembourg was mainly trilingual. French was the language of legislation and administration, German was the main language of the newspapers, and Luxembourgish was the main spoken language. Today, the traditional trilingual situation is being replaced by a more complex multilingual situation. Because of a lack of data, this change could not be analysed in detail until recently. To close this gap, the National Statistics Office STATEC included two language related questions in the 2011 census questionnaire: Which language do you know the best? Which languages do you speak on a regular basis at home, at school and at work? This data allows first-of-its-kind analysis into the complexity of the Luxembourgish language situation. After a short introduction into the language situation in Luxembourg in general, the presentation will focus on the language situation at work. Our analysis will show strong correlations between languages and occupations reflecting a split of the Luxembourg labor market in different segments: English dominates in high skilled jobs in the private sector, whereas Portuguese is the main language in low skilled jobs in the private sector. Luxembourgish is the main language in the public sector, while French is the vehicular language in both sectors. This highlights the importance of learning the “right” languages in Luxembourg. [less ▲]

Wie können demographische Aspekte von Migration und Integration mit Hilfe der Volkszählung analysiert werden - Das Fallbeispiel Luxemburg

Scientific Conference (2016, September 16)

Luxemburg ist in vielerlei Hinsicht ein Musterbeispiel für eine Migrationsgesellschaft: 46,0 % der 563.000 Einwohner sind Ausländer aus über 170 Ländern. Neben den drei Verwaltungssprachen Luxemburgisch ... [more ▼]

Luxemburg ist in vielerlei Hinsicht ein Musterbeispiel für eine Migrationsgesellschaft: 46,0 % der 563.000 Einwohner sind Ausländer aus über 170 Ländern. Neben den drei Verwaltungssprachen Luxemburgisch, Französisch und Deutsch werden im Land 80 weitere Sprachen gesprochen. Im Vortrag möchten wir vorstellen, inwieweit folgende Aspekte mit den Daten der luxemburgischen Volkszählung analysiert werden können: 1. Klassifikation von Migration: Neben der eigenen Nationalität und dem eigenen Geburtsland wurde erhoben, in welchem Land die Eltern geboren wurden. Damit kann die Art der Migration einerseits sehr kleinteilig klassifiziert werden, andererseits steigt mit der Zahl der Kombinationen die Komplexität der Klassifikation, so dass ein Kompromiss zu finden ist. 2. Haushaltskonstellationen: Zur Unterscheidung von Haushaltskonstellationen hat das luxemburgische Statistikamt STATEC eine neue Frage entwickelt. Mit Hilfe dieser Frage ist es möglich, die Haushaltskonstellationen noch feiner zu untergliedern, als es die Vereinbarung der EU-Kommission zur Harmonisierung der Volkszählungen vorschreibt. Beispielsweise können mit Hilfe der Angaben verschiedene Arten von „Patchwork-Familien“ unterschieden werden.3. Fertilität: Zur Messung der Fertilität wurde nach der Zahl der lebend geborenen Kinder gefragt. Rund 20 Prozent der Frauen über 15 Jahren haben die Frage jedoch nicht beantwortet haben, so dass sich die Frage nach den Gründen für diesen „Item non-response“ stellt und welche Analysemöglichkeiten noch verbleiben. 4. Räumliche Mobilität: Um die räumliche Mobilität zu erfassen, wurde die Bevölkerung nach früheren Wohnorten gefragt. Anhand von Beispielen wird gezeigt, welche Analysemöglichkeiten diese Frage bietet. Der Vortrag veranschaulicht die genannten Aspekte mit den Daten der luxemburgischen Volkszählung. Da die Volkszählungen des Jahres 2011 in allen Ländern der EU stattfanden und weitgehend harmonisiert wurden, werden wir auch darauf eingehen, ob vergleichbare Analysen mit den Daten der deutschen Volkszählung auch möglich wären. [less ▲]

Regards sur l'intégration linguistique

E-print/Working paper (2016)

Les Luxembourgeois nés au Luxembourg se distinguent de manière significative de ceux nés à l'étranger. De même, les proportions des principales langues diffèrent parmi les étrangers, s’ils sont nés au ... [more ▼]

Les Luxembourgeois nés au Luxembourg se distinguent de manière significative de ceux nés à l'étranger. De même, les proportions des principales langues diffèrent parmi les étrangers, s’ils sont nés au Luxembourg ou s’ils y sont venus au cours de leur vie. Si les deux parents sont nés au Luxembourg, la langue principale est pratiquement toujours le luxembourgeois. Cependant, si un parent est né à l'étranger, le luxembourgeois est la langue principale dans un peu plus de trois quarts des cas. Pratiquement tous les immigrés allemands ont l’allemand ou le luxembourgeois comme langue principale tandis que les Français indiquent pour des périodes d'immigration comparables moins souvent le luxembourgeois comme langue principale. Une forte proportion des immigrés portugais conserve le portugais comme langue principale. [less ▲]

Financing patterns of European SMEs – an empirical taxonomy

in Venture Capital (2016), 18(2), 115-148

This paper develops an empirical taxonomy of SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that SME financing in ... [more ▼]

This paper develops an empirical taxonomy of SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that SME financing in Europe is not homogenous but that different financing patterns exist. The cluster analysis identifies six distinct SME financing types: mixed-financed SMEs, state-subsidised SMEs, debt-financed SMEs, flexible-debt-financed SMEs, trade-financed SMEs and internally financed SMEs. These SME financing types differ according to the number of financing instruments used and the combinations thereof. Furthermore, the SME financing types can be profiled according to their firm-, product-, industry- and country-specific characteristics. Our findings support policy-makers in assessing the impact of policy changes on SME financing and in designing financing programmes tailored to the specific needs of SMEs. [less ▲]

Bestandsaufnahme zum Thema Verhütung und Sexualität: Auswertung der Umfrag "Gëff Gummi"

Report (2015)

Financing Patterns of European SMEs: An Empirical Taxonomy

E-print/Working paper (2015)

This EIF Working Paper takes a holistic approach to investigate SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that ... [more ▼]

This EIF Working Paper takes a holistic approach to investigate SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that SME financing in Europe is not homogenous but that different financing patterns exist. The cluster analysis identifies six distinct SME financing types: mixed-financed SMEs, state-subsidised SMEs, debt-financed SMEs, flexible-debt-financed SMEs, trade-financed SMEs and internally-financed SMEs. These SME financingtypes differ according to the number of financing instruments used and the combinations thereof. Furthermore, the SME financing types can be profiled according to their firm-, product-, industry- and country- specific characteristics. Our findings can support policy makers in assessing the impact of policy changes on SME financing and in designing financing programs tailored to the specific needs of SMEs. [less ▲]