The study investigates the consequences of EU Eastern enlargement for labour markets and public finances in Germany. The potential for immigration to Germany from the five largest candidate countries in CEE is forecasted building on econometric estimates. Then, the opportunities and problems...

Measures of occupation distance based on underlying skill portfolios are constructed and used to contrast involuntary and total mobility. One component of total occupational mobility is voluntary mobility, including moves to higher job offers using the same skills, as well as promotions that may...

We explore the links between migration of labour and location specific (urban) pollution, suggesting a sense in which pollution can be welfare improving. In a conventional Harris-Todaro model of urban-rural migration, individuals migrate so as to equate the expected urban wage (given a downward...

In many professional labor markets the number of new workers follows a cyclical time path. This phenomenon is usually explained by means of a cobweb model that is based on the assumptions of myopic wage expectations and occupational immobility. Since both assumptions are questioned by the...

Aufbauend auf einer Befragung von F&E-Mitarbeitern wird eine empirische Analyse des Zusammenhangs zwischen Zufriedenheitsfacetten und Arbeitsplatzmerkmalen, dem organisationalen Commitment und der Fluktuationsneigung durchgeführt. Zur Erstellung des Analyserahmens wird auf Erkenntnisse der...

In vielen bisherigen Studien zu Arbeitsplatzpräferenzen wurden Beschäftigte direkt nach ihren Präferenzen befragt. Dabei ist nicht auszuschließen, dass sozial erwünschte Antworten gegeben werden. In diesem Projekt wird ein anderer Ansatz gewählt: Auf Basis von Daten des Sozioökonomischen...

Am Beispiel der deutschen chemischen Industrie, einer mittelständisch, aber international orientierten Branche untersuchen wir, in welchem Umfang bei der Abwicklung internationaler Aktivitäten auf Auslandsentsendungen zurückgegriffen wird. Wir zeigen, dass dies deutlich seltener geschieht,...

This paper focuses on the relationship between work role stressors and job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention among IT personnel. To collect data, we received the cooperation of the IT SME/Venture Business Association in Korea. IT firms provided the names and...

Contemporary career research assumes more flexible career patterns implying increased job mobility. However, there is growing doubt that the proclaimed change is as drastic as has been suggested. We provide empirical evidence on career expectations in Germany between 1999 and 2009, arguing that...