Im Zentrum der neun Beiträge stehen die wechselseitigen Einflüsse zwischen dem deutschen und dem amerikanischen wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Denken. Während die Entwicklung in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg durch eine zunehmende Internationalisierung gekennzeichnet...

We investigate whether Germans immigrants to the US work in higher-status occupations than they would have had they remained in Germany. We account for potential bias from selective migration. The probability of migration is identified using life-cycle and cohort variation in economic conditions...

The major event of the 9/11 terror attacks is likely to have induced an increase in anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner sentiments, not only among US residents but also beyond US borders. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and exploiting exogenous variation in interview...