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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018 - This version, August 29, 2018
Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers have 22 percent more years of schooling - the indicator used … indicators of individual and parental human capital influence short-run integration outcomes in Germany, while work experience in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011911066
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Immigration and heterogeneous labor in Western Germany : a labor market classification based on nonparametric estimation
Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2002
markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration … policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an application to western Germany it is demonstrated that nonparametric … recommended for immigration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447106
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Age and skill bias of trade liberalisation? : heterogeneous employment effects of EU Eastern Enlargement
Fries, Jan - 2014
This study analyses the 2004 Eastern Enlargement to the European Union to obtain evidence on the employment effects of an increase in trade liberalisation. The Enlargement is thought to generate a trade-induced demand shock with no (or only limited) supply effects. Besides the variation over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457910
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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? : A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - 2013
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Pro-grammes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. Using a meta-analysis, we condense 93 estimates from 33 empir-ical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784011
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The immigrant wage gap in Germany
Aldashev, Alisher (contributor);  … - 2008
these two groups in Germany. The estimates show a substantial gap for both groups with respect to natives. Discarding … Germany is an important component of economic integration and degrees obtained abroad are valued less. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777724
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A socio-economic analysis of youth disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2009
According to our research, some 12% of young people in Germany between the ages of 17 and 19 are disconnected, i.e. not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902946
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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany
Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - 2013
women who live with a partner from the same country of origin. -- Immigration ; fertility ; assimilation ; intergenerational … transmission ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009740254
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Local governments in the wake of demographic change : efficiency and economies of scale in German municipalities
Geys, Benny (contributor); Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2007
German municipalities are expected to suffer from (often significant) population losses in the upcoming decades. We assess these local governments’ vulnerability to the fiscal consequences of this demographic decline through two means (using a sample of 1021 municipalities in the state of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003480058
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Aging and urban house prices
Hiller, Norbert; Lerbs, Oliver - 2015
87 cities in Germany over the period 1995-2012. Employing a panel error correction framework that accounts for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510612
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Die Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels auf das Gründungsgeschehen in Deutschland
Gottschalk, Sandra (contributor);  … - 2008
Die demografische Entwicklung in Deutschland wird auf mittlere Sicht zu einer nennenswerten Absenkung der bisher für … Strukturen in die Zukunft, dass die demografische Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland langfristig zu einer Absenkung des …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721788