The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of individuals with a personal migration background. Major...

Gender-specific determinants of remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In 2007, about 7.3 million foreigners were living in Germany. While the total number of foreigners has decreased over the last decade, female migration to Germany has increased. A...

Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are not only made by foreigners. Many naturalized migrants send money home as well. Here, we focus on transnational networks and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the...

In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained theoretically by way of intra-family contracts. We develop a basic formal concept that includes aspects of the transnational network and derive hypotheses from it. For our empirical...

On 1 May 2004 eight former socialist countries - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia - joined the European Union. In the accession year the new EU member states have experienced powerful macroeconomic dynamics, and convergence of...

German exports suffered a sharp decline during the international economic and financial crisis. But recently a strong turnaround has taken place. Macroeconomic stimulus measures in numerous countries have likely contributed to this export recovery. Germany's manufacturers are at the forefront of...

Während die großen Volkswirtschaften der Welt, vor allem die USA, Japan und Deutschland, mit wirtschaftlicher Stagnation oder Rezession kämpfen, zählt Russland zu den wenigen Ländern, die auch im vergangenen Jahr ein kräftiges Wirtschaftswachstum verzeichnen konnten. Insgesamt blickt...

Fünf Jahre nach der Asienkrise weisen Indonesien, Südkorea und Thailand wieder hohe Zuwachsraten für die gesamtwirtschaftliche Produktion aus. Sie haben eine Neuausrichtung ihrer Währungspolitik vorgenommen und die Reform des Bankensektors - wenngleich in unterschiedlichem Maße -...