Trade and migration have become more important in recent years for Austria and Germany. The transition in Central and … suggest that immigration exhibits negative effects on native employment and wages, and has no effects on total employment …. Imports affect employment negatively and exports have a positive effect on wages. The German results indicate that immigration …

-scale linked employer-employee data set for western Germany, this paper provides a first test of the relevance of different …

the German labor market since EU enlargement. Unlike other EU countries, Germany has not immediately opened up its labor … immigrants from outside of Europe for low-skilled jobs instead of competing with German natives. While Germany needs high …

lagged adjustment processes. In the context of estimated labor market systems for Germany, the UK, and the US, we construct …

Germany faces a demographic aging process which affects the working-age population first. This paper surveys some …

by immigrants in such diverse immigrant-receiving countries as Canada, Germany, Israel and the United States. It is …, the labour market is the primary determinant of this outcome. Finally, several policy measures to increase the incentives …

Despite a sequence of labor market reforms in recent years, employment of older workers in Germany is still lower than … market policy and social benefits. It can be shown that the institutional framework currently in place in Germany is … inconsistent. Further reforms are needed to create better employment opportunities for older workers. This implies the abolishment …

preference for wages relative to employment. Trade liberalisation then leads to more wage discipline by forcing unions to set …