The reunification of the socialist German Democratic Republic and the capitalist Federal Republic of Germany presents a unique setting for studying the impact of socio-economic and political change on migration. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the interdisciplinary literature on...

Intro -- Inhalt -- Abkürzungen -- Vorwort -- Rahmenbedingungen und Potenziale -- Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz: Kontext, Regelungen und Handlungsansätze -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Theorie und Praxis der Fachkräftezuwanderung -- 3 Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz -- 3.1 Gesetzeslage -- 3.2...

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...

We investigate the wage assimilation of East Germans who migrated to West Germany after reunification (1990-1999). We compare their wage assimilation to that of ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Bloc countries and international immigrants to West Germany who arrived at the same time. The...

We investigate the wage assimilation of East Germans who migrated to West Germany after reunification (1990-1999). We compare their wage assimilation to that of ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Bloc countries and international immigrants to West Germany who arrived at the same time. The...