"This paper provides a decomposition of the projected change in the overall labour force in East and West Germany into three parts. The first, called the 'demographic component', shows the effects of fertility, mortality and a changing age structure of the population. The second effect is the...

"Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of populations are exposed to socioeconomic risks, it is a distinctive characteristic of European political ethics that they must not be left alone, but should be subject to support and solidarity by budget support...

"This paper provides a decomposition of the projected change in the overall labour force in East and West Germany into three parts. The first, called the 'demographic component', shows the effects of fertility, mortality and a changing age structure of the population. The second effect is the...

"Die Bevölkerungsprojektion bestätigt weitgehend die bereits bekannten Tendenzen: Die Deutschen werden immer weniger und immer älter. Die Projektion schätzt die Zahl der Deutschen getrennt nach Ost und West, sowie die Zahl der in Deutschland lebenden Ausländer mit einem Komponentenmodell...