Im Rahmen einer Sonderfrage im Ifo World Economic Survey vom April 2016 wurden die Umfrageteilnehmer gefragt, inwiefern sich in ihrem Land nach ihrer Einschätzung die Einwanderungspolitik bezüglich hoch- und geringqualifizierten Arbeitsmigranten sowie Flüchtlingen in den nächsten fünf...

We evaluate the importance of spillover effects of national migration policies by estimating the effect of stricter rules on family reunification in Denmark in 2002 on migration to neighboring countries. We reach two main conclusions. First, we show that stricter rules for reunification lead to...

The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A central question tackled by the report is whether regulations related to limits on firms’ employment appear to prevent French firms from growing above these thresholds. The first...