In Umfragen ist es häufig notwendig, Persönlichkeitsmerkmale der Probanden zu erheben. Die vorhandenen und validierten Standardinstrumente der Persönlichkeitspsychologie sind aufgrund ihres Umfangs nur bedingt dazu geeignet, in personalwirtschaftlichen Studien ein-gesetzt zu werden. Wir...

We consider the welfare effects of skilled worker emigration in a context where skilled labor plays a role in product design. We show such emigration can benefit the residents left behind, even when consumers tastes exhibit a form of home bias...

It is argued that migration from Mexico to the US and its corresponding return migration aredetermined by international wage differentials and preferences for origin. We use a model ofjob search, savings and migration to show that job turnover is a crucial determinant of themigration process...

What is the impact of joining the European Union on a small, less developed economy? This is the generalquestion driving this research paper. In particular, the role of factor movements in explaining real wagebehavior in Portugal after its entry in the European Union (EU) is quantitatively...