This paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, and the self-employed Turks in Germany represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs...

This paper studies the major determinants that affect the country choice of the talented Italian scientists and researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US/Canada, the UK, and other EU countries. On average, the...

This study examines the wage gender gap of young adults in the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000 in the US. Using quantile regression we estimate the gender gap across the entire wage distribution. We also study the importance of high school characteristics in predicting future labor market performance. We...

This study examines the gender gap in wages of young adults in the late 1970s, mid 1980s, and 2000, in the middle and the tails of the wage distribution using quantile regression. We also examine the importance of school quality indicators in predicting future labor market performance. We...

Die Fähigkeit der Menschen und der Unternehmen, Innovationen hervorzubringen, d. h. neues Wissen zu schaffen und in neue marktfähige Produkte und Dienstleistungen umzusetzen, ist von herausragender Bedeutung für Wachstum und Wohlstand in hochentwickelten Industrieländern. Das DIW Berlin hat...

Innovationsfähigkeit ist in den hoch entwickelten Industrieländern die wichtigste Quelle für Wohlstand und Wachstum. Das DIW Berlin hat in diesem Jahr zum zweiten Mal im Auftrag der Deutsche Telekom Stiftung und des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) einen Gesamtindikator für die...