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Low occupational prestige and internal migration in Germany
Neubecker, Nina - 2013 - This version: June 2013
of his propensity to migrate, whereas his absolute income level - but not his relative income level - is significantly …
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Entrepreneurial ventures and wage differentials between Germans and immigrants
Constant, Amelie (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
for Germans who are in the upper end of the income distribution. “Rich” self-employed Germans enjoy a wage premium …
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Angebot und Nachfrage im Außenhandel : theoretische Überlegungen und eine Kointegrationsanalyse für Deutschland
Meurers, Martin - 2003
Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die theoretische und empirische Analyse von Angebot und Nachfrage auf den Im- und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001786523
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Ethnic German migration since 1989 : results and perspectives
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999
Among all European countries, Germany absorbs by far the largest number of immigrants. But to date, the German government has yet to adopt a system that will effectively control the influx of foreigners. The immigration of Ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe, which is due to historical events and...
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Life-cycle variations in the association between current and lifetime earnings : evidence for German natives and guest workers
Brenner, Jan - 2009
In many economic models a central variable of interest is lifetime or permanent income which is not observed in survey … data sets and typically proxied by annual income information. To assess the quality of such approximations, we use a unique … the existing literature. The first is how to deal with zero income observations in the analysis of women. The second is …
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EU enlargement under continued mobility restrictions : consequences for the German labor market
Brenke, Karl; Yuksel, Mutlu; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
The numbers of migrants from the accessions countries have clearly increased since the enlargement of the EU in 2004. Following enlargement, the net inflow of EU8 immigrants has become 2.5 times larger than the four-year period before enlargement. Poles constitute the largest immigrant group...
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Source country characteristics and immigrants' migration duration and saving decisions
Kırdar, Murat G. - 2010
This paper examines how immigrants' migration duration and saving decisions in the host country respond to the purchasing power parity (ppp) and the wage ratio between the host and source countries. It is shown that in theory immigrants may stay longer in the host country as a result of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669966
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The working hours of immigrants in Germany : temporary versus permanent
Kahanec, Martin; Shields, Michael P. - 2010
Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating human capital specific to the host country. Instead, they work more hours in order to accumulate savings and invest in financial capital that can be transferred back to their...
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Estimating the impact of immigrants on the host country social security system when return migration is an endogenous choice
Kirdar, Murat G. - 2010
joint return migration and saving decisions that accounts for uncertainty in future employment and income and estimate this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959164
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Source country characteristics and immigrants’ migration duration and saving decisions
Kirdar, Murat G. - 2010
This paper examines how immigrants' migration duration and saving decisions in the host country respond to the purchasing power parity (ppp) and the wage ratio between the host and source countries. It is shown that in theory immigrants may stay longer in the host country as a result of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959295