Seit 2008 kamen – vor allem aus der Europäischen Union – zunehmend mehr Einwanderer nach Deutschland als wegzogen. Motiviert waren diese nicht wie befürchtet durch die großzügigen Sozialleistungen, sondern durch die Aussicht auf Arbeit. Gleichzeitig mit der Struktur der Herkunftsländer...

Remittance inflows are now the largest source of external financing to developing countries, but little research has yet firmly established the effect of remittances on household welfare. We investigate the case of Tajikistan, one of the most heavily remittance-dependent countries in the world....

The digital economy has emerged as an important force driving China's economic development. However, little is known about its income distributive impact. This issue is even important in the context of China's path to common prosperity, in which reducing income inequality is essential. This...

A source of anxiety of policy makers and the public in general is the detrimental impact of trade and immigration on unemployment. The transitory restrictions for worker migration after the EU enlargements of 2004 and 2007 exemplify the supposed negative effect of immigration on labor markets....

While a sizable literature has concluded that remittances impact the expenditure patterns of households, we have a limited understanding of how the predictability of these money flows affect their usage by remittance-receiving households. Using data from Mexico, we find that both the size and...

In einem finanzökonomischen Modell zeigt sich, dass der "fiskalische Break-even-Point" 2031 möglich ist. Dann könnten erstmalig die Steuern und Abgaben der erwerbstätigen die Kosten der nicht erwerbstätigen Flüchtlinge übersteigen. Der "ökonomische Break-even-Point" kann bereits 2025...

Der Brexit wird auch den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt beeinfl ussen. Viele Betriebe in Deutschland produzieren für den Export nach Großbritannien. Künftige Handelshemmnisse könnten negative Auswirkungen auf den Personalbedarf in diesen Unternehmen haben. Auf der Angebotsseite wird der Brexit die...

The recent mass migration of Venezuelans to Colombia has become a focal point for economists interested in the labor market effects of migration in developing countries. Existing papers studying this migration wave have consistently found negative effects on the hourly wages of native...

Using data from the Spanish Labor Force Survey (Encuesta de Poblacioń Activa) from 1999 through 2007, we explore the role of employment opportunities in explaining the growing immigrant flows of recent years. Subsequently, we investigate whether immigrant inflows have helped reduce regional...

A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group in European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. So far, however, there is no systematic review establishing which ALMPs...