We quantify the development of the potential labour force in Germany from 2014 to 2050 and pose the question as to which extent migration will be able to offset the well-known negative demographic influence. The mean overall results of this long period of time show that while migration may...

Since the fall of the iron curtain in 1989, the migration deficit of the Eastern part of Germany has accumulated to 1.8 million people, which is over 10 percent of its initial population. Depending on their human capital endowment, these migrants might either - in the case of low-skilled...

Zusammenfassung Bisherige Studien für Gesamtdeutschland haben ermittelt, dass mehr als die Hälfte der Haushalte, die zum Bezug von Sozialhilfe berechtigt sind, diesen Anspruch nicht geltend machen. Dies widerspricht der Intuition. Das Ziel unserer Studie ist deshalb zum einen, mit Hilfe des...

Following microeconomic theory, every vacancy should be filled by appropriate manpower after a certain time. However, from an empirical point of view it is evident that vacancies remain unfilled as establishments cancel their search for a suitable applicant. The German Job Vacancy Survey (JVS)...