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A Life-Cycle Model of Outmigration and Economic Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany

Bellemare, C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

This paper estimates a structural dynamic life-cycle model of outmigration where, in each period, immigrants choose … features of existing life-cycle theories of outmigration but distinguishes itself by introducing uncertainty in about future … ignored in the literature.We overcome the problem of not directly observing outmigration movements by using panel attrition as …

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The Benefit of Coordinating Congestion Management in Germany

Kunz, Friedrich; Zerrahn, Alexander - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

The management of congestion within the German electricity transmission network has become more important during the last years. This emerging relevance is caused by the increase of renewable generation and the partial phaseout of nuclear power plants. Both developments yield a change in the...

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Econometric Prediction on the Effects of Financial Development and Trade Openness on the German Energy Consumption: A Startling Revelation

Rafindadi, Abdulkadir Abdulrashid - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 5 (2015) 1, pp. 182-196

This study aims to predict the effects of financial development and Trade openness on the German energy consumption. To ensure this, the study used time series data from 1970- 2013. Following to this, the Zivot-Andrew structural break unit root test, the Bayer-Hank combined cointegration test,...

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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future

Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...

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Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper investigates immigrants' and natives' labour supply to the firm within a semi-structural approach based on a dynamic monopsony framework. Applying duration models to a large administrative employer–employee data set for Germany, we find that once accounting for unobserved worker...

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Are Immigrants More Mobile Than Natives? Evidence from Germany

Schündeln, Matthias - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Low rates of internal migration in many European countries contribute to the persistence of significant regional labor market differences. To further our understanding of the underlying reasons I study internal migration in Germany, using the Mikrozensus, a very large sample of households living...

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Goodbye Germany - und dann?: Erste Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie zur Befragung von Auswanderern aus Deutschland

Erlinghagen, Marcel; Stegmann, Tim - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009

In contrast to the vast body of data on immigration to Germany, there is almost no scientifically valid data available on emigration flows from Germany and the factors motivating people to emigrate. In particular, there is an almost total lack of data on the living conditions of emigrants after...

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The Role of Turkish Immigrants in Entrepreneurial Activities in Germany

Constant, Amelie; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Zimmermann, … - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2005

This paper addresses a central issue to migration the role of immigrants in entrepreneurial activity. In particular, the paper focuses on the determinants of the decision to become an entrepreneur for Turks living in Germany. The paper provides some important benchmarks, including the...

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Cross-border policy networks in the trinational region of Basel

Olivier, WALTHER; Bernard, REITEL - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research … - 2012

This paper provides evidence of how national and linguistic borders affect the structure of policy networks. Our analysis of the Basel metropolitan region located across Switzerland, France and Germany considers the case of cross-border public transportation. Using a social network approach...

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Returns to Citizenship? Evidence from Germany's Recent Immigration Reforms

Gathmann, Christina; Keller, Nicolas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Immigrants in many countries have lower employment rates and lower earnings than natives. In this paper, we ask whether a more liberal access to citizenship can improve the economic integration of immigrants. Our analysis relies on two major immigration reforms in Germany, a country with a...

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