Die digitale Revolution, insbesondere das mobile Internet, verändert die Arbeitswelt radikal. Das stellt die Gewerkschaften vor neue Herausforderungen. Dennoch können sie erfolgreich bleiben und mehr Mitglieder gewinnen, wenn sie sich in mehreren ihrer zentralen Gestaltungsfelder besser...

Die digitale Revolution, insbesondere das mobile Internet, verändert die Arbeitswelt radikal. Das stellt die Gewerkschaften vor neue Herausforderungen. Dennoch können sie erfolgreich bleiben und mehr Mitglieder gewinnen, wenn sie sich in mehreren ihrer zentralen Gestaltungsfelder besser...

The paper studies the impact of unemployment benefits on immigration. A sample of 19 European countries observed over the period 1993-2008 is used to test the hypothesis that unemployment benefit spending (UBS) is correlated with immigration flows from EU and non-EU origins. While OLS estimates...

The paper studies the impact of unemployment benefits on immigration. A sample of 19 European countries observed over the period 1993-2008 is used to test the hypothesis that unemployment benefit spending (UBS) is correlated with immigration flows from EU and non-EU origins. While OLS estimates...

Previous research on internal mobility has neglected the role of local identity contrary to studies analyzing international migration. Examining social identity and labor market outcomes in China, the country with the largest internal mobility in the world, closes the gap. Instrumental variable...

The paper investigates the relative importance of job mobility for wages in comparison with the human capital framework and the industry approach. Using German panel data, changes of workplaces within the firm as well as between the firms are carefully separated from occupational changes....

Based on the current European discussion about immigration policy, this paper gives an overview of central economic consequences of immigration for a host country?s labor market. The most important theoretical arguments are presented and evaluated against the available empirical evidence. The...