This study compares the outcomes of male foreign workers from different East and West European countries who entered the German labour market between 1995 and 2000, with those of male German workers. We find that the immigrant-native wage gap differs significantly between nationalities: the...

Using longitudinal employment register data this study analyzes the development of outcomes of male foreign workers from all important sending countries across time. Cohort analyses on persons entering the German labour market between 1995 and 2000 show significant differences in the...

We employ the German social security register data to analyze the development of wage inequality among foreigners in Germany. The data show a sharp increase of wage inequality which exceeds the size observed for natives. The decomposition methods proposed by DiNardo et al. (1996) are employed to...

Migration ist sowohl aus volkswirtschaftlicher Sicht als auch für die Migranten ein Gewinn, wenn deren ökonomische und soziale Integration im Aufnahmeland gelingt. Da Ausländer zum Zeitpunkt ihres Eintritts in den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt in der Regel deutlich niedrigere Löhne erzielen als...

In dem Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen interregionaler Mobilität auf die Einkommen von Fachkräften untersucht. Dabei werden die Erträge interregionaler Migration von den Erträgen aufgrund von Arbeitgeberwechsel unterschieden, und es wird gezeigt, dass interregionale Mobilität verglichen mit...

In dem Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen interregionaler Mobilität auf die Einkommen von Fachkräften untersucht. Dabei werden die Erträge interregionaler Migration von den Erträgen aufgrund von Arbeitgeberwechsel unterschieden, und es wird gezeigt, dass interregionale Mobilität verglichen mit...

"This paper analyses extensively the effects of inter-regional mobility on the earnings of skilled workers. We interact returns to inter-regional migration with employer changes to separate the two effects and find that inter-regional mobility results in positive additional returns as compared...

We employ the German social security register data to analyze the development of wage inequality among foreigners in Germany. The data show a sharp increase of wage inequality which exceeds the size observed for natives. The decomposition methods proposed by DiNardo et al. (1996) are employed to...

"This paper analyses extensively the effects of inter-regional mobility on the earnings of skilled workers. We interact returns to inter-regional migration with employer changes to separate the two effects and find that inter-regional mobility results in positive additional returns as compared...

This study compares the outcomes of male foreign workers from different East and West European countries who entered the German labour market between 1995 and 2000, with those of male German workers. We find that the immigrant-native wage gap differs significantly between nationalities: the...