This Selected Issues paper analyzes the effect of international migration on unemployment in New Zealand. The empirical results in this paper suggest that net migration inflows give rise to a fall in the unemployment rate. The paper estimates a system of equations including the unemployment...

Im Auftrag des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Verkehr untersucht das ifo-Institut zusammen mit dem Institut für Sozialplanung, Ljubljana, die Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zwischen Bayern und Slowenien. In dem Beitrag wird ein Überblick über die wichtigsten sozio-ökonomischen...

Nach Angaben der OECD steht Deutschland mittlerweile bei der Zahl der dauerhaften Zuwanderer an zweiter Stelle hinter den USA. Welche ökonomischen Effekte sind zu erwarten, und wie sollte die Migration gesteuert werden? Joachim Herrmann, Bayerischer Staatsminister des Innern, für Bau und...

Increasing international migratory flows in the last four decades is one of the most visible manifestations of the globalization process. In spite of its potential positive effect on global efficiency and well-being, little progress has been made in designing and promoting a normative and...

The aim of this paper is to disentangle the different forces shaping Argentine immigration policy from 1870 to 1930. Although immigration restrictions increased over time Argentina remained relatively open to mass migration until the 1930s in contrast with the United States. The quantitative...

This paper is concerned with the international mobility of New Zealanders who migrate to Australia. One in ten New Zealand citizens lives in Australia and their settlement and subsequent mobility is important from demographic, socio-economic and policy perspectives in both countries. Using a...

Japan needs to develop a strategy for planning and realizing economic integration suitable for Asia. Such a strategy should cover not only liberalization of trade in goods and services and investment but also management of international migration. When developing the strategy, it is important to...