Im Bildungsbereich muss die Illusion überwunden werden, dass ohne Leistungsdifferenzierung durch stärkere Eigenverantwortung, Leistungsvergleiche und Wettbewerb um (Förder-)Mittel ein nennenswerter Fortschritt erzielt werden kann. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist dabei eine verbesserte...

In 2015 and 2016, more than one million refugees arrived in Germany. While granting these migrants access to the country is an expression of humanitarian responsibility, their subsequent integration into the labor market is primarily a challenge for economic policy. For a wide range of outcomes,...

This paper analyzes whether immigrant families facing credit constraints adopt a family investment strategy wherein, upon arrival, an immigrant spouse invests in host country-specific human capital while the other partner works to finance the family's current consumption. Using data for West...

This paper investigates the transferability of human capital across countries and the contribution of imperfect human capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that, overall, education and labor market experience...