Die Zahl der Zuwanderer nach Deutschland ist in jüngster Zeit stark gestiegen. Zu vermehrten Zuzügen kam es vor allem aus den 2004 und 2007 der EU beigetretenen ost- und südosteuropäischen Staaten. Zudem hat die Migration aus Südeuropa wieder an Bedeutung gewonnen. Ein erheblicher Teil der...

This paper estimates the effects of immigration on wages of native workers at the national U.S. level. Following Borjas (2003) we focus on national labor markets for workers of different skills and we enrich his methodology and refine previous estimates. We emphasize that a production function...

How many "American jobs" have U.S.-born workers lost due to immigration and offshoring? Or, alternatively, is it possible that immigration and offshoring, by promoting cost-savings and enhanced efficiency in firms, have spurred the creation of jobs for U.S. natives? We consider a multi-sector...

Recently, the number of immigrants to Germany, especially from the eastern and southeastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 or 2007, has risen sharply. In addition, migration from southern Europe has regained importance. Many migrants have come to take up some training, the vast...