Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects … German migrants to West Germany in comparison with native born West Germans. Ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Europe …

, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those … migrants who arrive through family reunification are less likely to work full-time; refugees are also less self-employed. Those …

The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum …, particularly in Europe. Finally, we ask whether greater international coordination could produce better outcomes for refugee …-receiving countries and for the refugees themselves. …

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a fundamental shift in Europe, along with the other OECD countries, is …

On the basis of a large (new) dataset of cities in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the millennium between … from Iraq (or more generally the Arab world) to Western Europe and to the shores of the Atlantic (during the 17th and 18th …

If the third stage of monetary union in Europe begins on 1 January 1999, not all EU countries will participate: two …

This paper provides a historical and geographical perspective on the composition of households in present-day Europe … recent increase in the proportion of one-person households been accompanied by any reduction in the variation within Europe … in the frequency of living alone, which remains much lower in Southern and parts of Eastern Europe than in Western Europe …