This paper theoretically and empirically analyzes the interaction of emigration of highly skilled labor, an economy`s income gap to potential host economies of expatriates, and optimal public infrastructure investment. In a model with endogenous education and R&D investment decisions we show...

We present a general model of child labor that incorporates the various componentspresented in the literature as explanations for its existence. Our proposal is to mitigate thephenomenon by encouraging temporary emigration...

This paper examines the relationship between the brain drain and country size, as well as the extent of small states overall loss of human capital. We find that small states are the main losers because they i) lose a larger proportion of their skilled labor force and ii) exhibit stronger...

Existing research examining the self-selection of immigrants suffers from a lack ofinformation on the immigrants´ labor force activities in the home country, quotas limiting whois allowed to enter the destination country, and non-economic factors such as internal civilstrife in the home...

Motivated by the recognition that geography is often correlated with, or an importantdeterminant of, the overall quality of agricultural products, consumer groups, industryrepresentatives, and domestic and trade representatives have increasingly considered thepotential role of geographical...

Durch Gesetz vom 18. Januar 2002 ist § 42 des Arbeit -nehmererfindungsgesetzes (ArbEG) novelliert worden.Mit der Änderung wurde das bis dahin geltende sogenannte Hochschullehrerprivileg abgeschafft. Pro -fessoren, Dozenten und wissenschaftliche Angestelltean Hochschulen (hierunter werden...

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining coverage is much higher than union density; and not all employees in a covered firm are necessarily covered. This institutional setup suggests to explicitly distinguish union...