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Changes in morbidity over time: Evidence from Europe
Heger, Dörte; Kolodziej, Ingo W.K. - 2016
longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that disability levels in Europe … have increased due to population ageing and an increase in the prevalence of diseases. The disabling effect of health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011533203
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Ageing by feet? Regional migration, neighbourhood choice and local demographic change in German cities
Neumann, Uwe - 2016
In countries with an ageing population, regional migration may accentuate local progress in demographic change. This … paper investigates whether and to what extent diversity in ageing among urban neighbourhoods in Germany was reinforced by … representing an advanced regional stage in ageing. The analysis proceeds in two steps. First, variation in the pace of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575175
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Berlin calling - Internal migration in Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Rulff, Christian; Tamminga, Michael M. - 2019
This paper analyzes the determinants of internal migration in Germany. Using data on the NUTS-3 level for different age groups and Pseudo-Poisson Maximum Likelihood (PPML) gravity models, the empirical analysis focuses on the relevant push and pull factors of internal migration over the life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112949
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Effects of access to universities on education and migration decisions
Markus, Philipp - 2023
The paper examines the effect of access to universities on education and migration decisions of young adults. So far, studies on the causal effect of education on mobility have mainly focused on labor market mobility of high-skilled workers after finishing their educational career, due to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014000450
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Demographics, labor market power and the spatial equilibrium
Furbach, Nina - 2023
This paper studies how demographics affect aggregate labor market power, the urban wage premium and the spatial concentration of population. I develop a quantitative spatial model in which labor market competitiveness depends on the demographic composition of the local workforce. Using highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014000511
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Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities
Neumann, Uwe - 2012
areas on the urban fringe, rapid demographic ageing aff ects neighbourhood populations and local economies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287295
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Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities
Neumann, Uwe - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012
areas on the urban fringe, rapid demographic ageing aff ects neighbourhood populations and local economies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533924
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The Effect of Tuition Fees on Student Enrollment and Location Choice – Interregional Migration, Border Effects and Gender Differences
Alecke, Björn; Burgard, Claudia; Mitze, Timo - 2013
This paper investigates the effects of tuition fees on the university enrollment and location decision of high school graduates in Germany. After a Federal Constitutional Court decision in 2005, 7 out of 16 German federal states introduced tuition fees for higher education. In the empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292374
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Couples, careers, and spatial mobility
Nassal, Lea Maria; Paul, Marie - 2022
We investigate the effects of long-distance moves of married couples on both spouses' earnings, employment and job characteristics based on a new administrative dataset from Germany. Employing difference-in-difference propensity score matching and accounting for spouses' premove employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013420954
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Long-term effects of historical inheritance customs on household formation and gender disparities
Süß, Karolin - 2023
This paper studies the effect of inheritance customs for agricultural land on household formation and gender disparities. Under partible inheritance, agricultural land is split equally among all siblings. Under impartible inheritance, only one descendant inherits the entire land. Using a spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014363828