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...

Das Wanderungsverhalten von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften ist einwichtiger Indikator zur Beurteilung der internationalen WettbewerbsfähigkeitDeutschlands. In wie weit es gelingt, deutscheFach- und Führungskräfte aus dem wissenschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichenBereich am Standort zu halten...

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...

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...

Unser Volkwird immer älter. Das stellt uns vor neueHerausforderungen, insbesondere dieWirtschaftmuss neue Lösungen entwickeln.Aufgrund des Geburtenrückgangs einerseits undalternder Belegschaften andererseitsmüssen sichUnternehmen auf einen zunehmenden Fachkräftemangeleinstellen. In der...

Der demographische Wandel stellt für die operativeLogistik eine große Herausforderung dar. Zu der im Alter sinkendenkörperlichen Belastbarkeit der Logistikmitarbeiter kommen in Zeitender Wertschöpfungsorientierung neue Anforderungen von Seiten derUnternehmen auf die Mitarbeiter zu....

A spatial econometrics cross-section analysis of the NUTS2 regions of the EU15 is carried out to examine whether the age structure of the regional population or di¤erences in the regional age pattern a¤ect growth of regional per capita income.

We present a new way to model age-specific demographic variables with the example of age-specific mortality in the U.S., building on the Lee-Carter approach and extendingit in several dimensions. We incorporate covariates and model their dynamics jointly with the latent variables underlying...