This paper deals with the economic performance of various population groups in Germany giving special attention to … West Germans, East Germans, and immigrants; the latter being split into Ethnic Migrants (Aussiedler) and foreigners … subsidized by the re-distribution process rapidly and strongly decreases with progressing duration of stay in Germany. On the …

Motivations for migrants to return clearly change with integration, but the time-changing aspect of return migration … has received little attention in the literature. This paper studies how migrants' preferences for the home country change … intermarriage and three outcomes related to migrants' home country preference - intentions to return, remittances sent and actual …

in Germany reveal that optimal migration duration decreases in ppp. The empirical findings also imply that …

This paper investigates whether and to what extent immigrants in Germany are integrated into German society by …