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Microeconometric analyses on economic consequences of selective migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
This volume was prepared by Jens Ruhose while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes four self-contained chapters that contribute to the understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742892
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Interregional Migration in Germany : Characteristics and Effects for Regions and Migrants
Smolny, Werner; Peukert, Christian - 2011
German unification and the subsequent breakdown of economic activity in East Germany initiated enormous migration flows from East to West Germany. People from East Germany moved towards West Germany, where wages are higher and employment opportunities are more favourable. Our paper takes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014185100
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Migration and university education : an empirical (macro) link
Akkoyunlu, Şule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education … university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long …-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254234
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Migration and university education : an empirical (macro) link
Akkoyunlu, Şule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education … university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long …-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256990
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Migration and university education : an empirical (macro) link
Akkoyunlu, Şule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education … university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long …-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206270
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Underestimated benefits from periphery : internal migration and subjective well-being ; conference paper
Faßhauer, Angela; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2014
This paper is among the first to link internal migration and subjective well-being in developed countries. Economic theory predicts that individuals migrate towards urban agglomerations, if the potential gain in income is sufficient to cover costs. However, this narrow view cannot explain why...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484415
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Unequal pay or unequal employment? : what drives the self-selection of internal migrants in Germany?
Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry; Lehmer, Florian - 2011 - Preliminary Version: March 3, 2011
This paper examines the determinants of internal migration in a context where wages tend to be rather inflexible at a regional scale so that regional labor demand shocks have a prolonged impact on employment rates. Regional income differentials, then, reflect both regional pay and employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539301
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Microeconometric Analyses on Economic Consequences of Selective Migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
This volume was prepared by Jens Ruhose while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes four self-contained chapters that contribute to the understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698351
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Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods : is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
Knies, Gundi; Nandi, Alita; Platt, Lucinda - 2014
Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010241302
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The Economic Integration of Forced Migrants : Evidence for Post-War Germany
Bauer, Thomas K. - 2011
The flight and expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe during and after World War II constitutes one of the largest forced population movements in history. We analyze the economic integration of these forced migrants and their offspring in West Germany. The empirical results suggest that even a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122112