Of all countries in Western Europe, Germany has experienced the most intense influx of immigrant labor after World War II. An important characteristic of this immigrant flow has been its heterogeneity both with respect to the motivation to migrate and to skill endowments. The skills and, thus,...

In 2015 and 2016, more than one million refugees arrived in Germany. While granting these migrants access to the country is an expression of humanitarian responsibility, their subsequent integration into the labor market is primarily a challenge for economic policy. For a wide range of outcomes,...

Die deutsche Konjunktur wird sich nach einem schwachen Winterhalbjahr im Verlauf des Jahres 2013 beleben. Darauf deutet das ifo Geschäftsklima hin, das sich in den vergangenen Monaten auf einem überdurchschnittlichen Niveau stabilisiert hat. Sofern die Eurokrise nicht erneut massiv eskaliert,...