This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions and interregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wages and higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionally skilled. The brain drain from the poor...

This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions and interregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wages and higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionally skilled. The brain drain from the poor...

This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions and interregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wages and higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionally skilled. The brain drain from the poor...

In den USA wird schon seit langem eine Eigenheimpolitik betrieben, die es breiten Bevölkerungsschichten ermöglichen soll, Wohneigentum zu erwerben. Dabei spielte weniger eine direkte Förderung sondern zunehmend eine Deregulierung des Hypothekenkreditmarktes eine Rolle. Die eher skeptische...

Das deutsche Mehrwertsteuersystem steht in Wissenschaft und Politik in der Kritik. Vor allem die ermäßigten Sätze werden in Hinblick auf Besteuerungsbasis und Inzidenz debattiert. Zu ihrer Rechtfertigung werden verteilungspolitische Gründe genannt. Ob diese stichhaltig sind, untersuchen die...

This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions andinterregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wagesand higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionallyskilled. The brain drain from the poor to...

This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions andinterregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wagesand higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionallyskilled. The brain drain from the poor to...