Eckart Bomsdorf, Universität zu Köln, und Jörg Winkelhausen untersuchen die Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland bis zum Jahr 2060 und bauen auf den Daten der Bevölkerung zum 31. Dezember 2011 auf. Ihre Ergebnisse weisen dar­auf hin, dass – selbst bei einem langfristig deutlichen...

This paper explores one potentially important channel through which immigration may drive support for extreme right-wing parties: the presence of immigrants in one's neighborhood. We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Under the leadership of Jörg Haider, this party increased...

Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...

We evaluate the effects of different short-term training programs on the employment chances of immigrant and native welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might cause these potential differences. In a first step,...