Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht wissenschaftlich anhand eines theoretischen Modells, wie sich internationale Migration auf die Volkwirtschaft des Aufnahmelandes auswirkt – nicht nur im Rahmen der EU-Osterweiterung. Kapitel eins enthält neben einer Hinführung zum Thema einen allgemeinen...

This thesis contributes to the research in highly skilled migration and takes special interest in questions and concerns of the European Union. The research will look at the causes of migration and what factors cause the selection of migrants. In particular, it will present three empirical...

Deutschland hat eine weit zurückreichende Tradition als Einwanderungsland. Im internationalenVergleich gehört die Bundesrepublik Deutschland mittlerweile zu den größten Einwanderungsländern.Deutschland betreibt jedoch Einwanderungsverhinderungspolitik anstatt Einwanderung zu regeln,...

The variability of demographic trends at the subnational scale, particularly internal and international migration, renders subnational population forecasting more difficult than at the national scale. Illustrating the uncertainty of the demographic future for subnational regions is therefore a...

Human capital has become a central element in the innovation debate, but in the discourse on international mobility, Eastern European "catching-up countries" are usually afflicted with a brain drain that is inconsistent with their economic development. The case study of Estonia shows that to...

This paper focuses on the role of R&D efforts – both domestic and foreign – and human capital investments to the development of national productivity. As technology is also embodied in human capital, the paper empirically investigates the significance of labour mobility as an effective...

Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household survey purposely designed and conducted to answer this specific question for the case of Cape Verde. This is allegedly the African country suffering from the largest "brain drain",...