Many European countries restrict immigration from new EU member countries. The rationale is to avoid adverse wage and employment effects. We quantify these effects for Germany. Following Borjas (2003), we estimate a structural model of labor demand, based on elasticities of substitution between...

Deutschland ist vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels auf qualifizierte Zuwanderung angewiesen, um langfristig seine Fachkräftebasis zu sichern. Zwar hat die Nettozuwanderung im Jahr 2014 mit 550.000 einen neuen Höchstwert erreicht. Allerdings sind nur 27.000 Personen im Rahmen der...

Many European countries restrict immigration from new EU member countries. The rationale is to avoid adverse wage and employment effects. We quantify these effects for Germany. Following Borjas (2003), we estimate a structural model of labor demand, based on elasticities of substitution between...

Many European countries restrict immigration from new EU member countries. The rationale is to avoid adverse wage and employment effects. We quantify these effects for Germany. Following Borjas (2003), we estimate a structural model of labor demand, based on elasticities of substitution between...

Um die wirtschaftliche Leistungsfähigkeit zu sichern, ist Deutschland vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels zunehmend auf Fachkräfte aus dem Ausland angewiesen. Ohne Zuwanderung würde die Bevölkerung im erwerbsfähigen Alter zwischen 20 und 64 Jahren bis zum Jahr 2035...

Many European countries restrict immigration from new EU member countries. The rationale is to avoid adverse wage and employment effects. We quantify these effects for Germany. Following Borjas (2003), we estimate a structural model of labor demand, based on elasticities of substitution between...

Many European countries restrict immigration from new EU member countries. The rationale is to avoid adverse wage and employment effects. We quantify these effects for Germany. Following Borjas (2003), we estimate a structural model of labor demand, based on elasticities of substitution between...