Durch den laufenden Konjunkturaufschwung hat sich die Lage der deutschen Staatshaushalte deutlich verbessert. Der Arbeitskreis »Steuerschätzungen« für Bund, Länder und Gemeinden geht in seiner Mai-Prognose von annähernd 180 Mrd. € zusätzlichen Einnahmen der öffentlichen Haushalte für...

The stagnating West European population combined with the prosperous economic development of the European Community (EC) generate strong economic incentives for immigration. The drastic political changes in Eastern Europe generate emigration pressures. There are a variety of problems with...

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The paper deals with the distributional effects of immigration into Switzerland. Focusing on the government budget, it explores empirically whether resident foreigners are a burden or a benefit to the Swiss public transfer system. The estimation is based on the 1990 Consumer Survey by the Swiss...

"The Swiss labour market situation is characterised by certain specific findings: the highest employment rate of all OECD countries, the highest part-time rate (after the 'world-champion in part-time employment', the Netherlands), the largest proportions of foreigners (with the exception of...

Zukünftig wird das wirtschaftliche Wachstum vor allem durch die kapital- und wissensintensiven Industrien getragen. Die forschungsintensive Pharmabranche gehört dabei zu den zentralen Zukunftsbranchen. Die Studie untersucht die Chancen der Pharmaindustrie in Deutschland anhand einer...

In the early 21st century Europe is confronted with an ageing population, stagnating or even declining native populations, high unemployment and in the most key countries also with slow economic growth. At the same time Europe remains one of the prime destinations of international migration....