Using uncertainty about the future returns to migration, the option value theory of migration can explain low migration rates in spite of huge wage differences. This paper presents the theory in a simple two-period framework and uses ethnic Germans in the CIS to find empirical support for it....

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht beschreibt die IAB-Projektion des Erwerbspersonenpotenzials bis zum Jahr 2050. Die Vorausschätzung basiert auf den zwei Grundbausteinen Bevölkerungsprojektion und Projektion der Potenzialerwerbsquoten. Die Rechnungen sind disaggregiert nach Altersgruppen und...

In der Debatte über Integrationspolitik für Personen mit Migrationshintergrund kommt der Teilnahme am Arbeitsmarkt eine Schlüsselrolle zu. Der Einstieg über die duale Berufsausbildung stellt für Jugendliche allgemein - aber insbesondere für Migranten, die in den höheren...

We analyze the impact of job entry restrictions on the economic integration of recent ethnic German immigrants, using twelve waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel.The German labor market closely ties job accessibility to vocational education which likely hampers the transferability of foreign...

This paper examines the relative wealth position and the portfolio choices of immigrants in Germany. The empirical findings reveal significant differences in overall wealth and various wealth components between German natives and immigrants. Differences in real estate constitute the major part...

With the German Microcensus we study the second generation's educational attainment in Germany focusing on the descendants of classic labour migrants. Our results show that educational outcomes in terms of attending or completing the highest schooling track leading to the Abitur considerably...

Unemployment rates are often higher for migrants than for natives. This could result from longer periods of unemployment as well as from shorter periods of employment. This paper jointly examines male native-migrant differences in the duration of unemployment and subsequent employment using...

This paper examines the relative wealth position and the portfolio choices of immigrants in Germany. The empirical findings reveal significant differences in overall wealth and various wealth components between German natives and immigrants. Differences in real estate constitute the major part...