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...

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Regulierungen zum Asyl und über die Wege der Integration anhand zweier Fragen: Wer hat in Deutschland Anspruch auf Asyl, und wie werden die Flüchtlinge in die Gesellschaft integriert?

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...

World Economic Climate: World Economic Climate brightens slightly - Economic Expectations: Economic expectations upwardly revised - Inflation: Inflation expectations continue to pick up - Currencies: US dollar expected to rise further - Interest Rates: Interest rate trends set to diverge -...

Der ifo Migrationsmonitor, der vom Ifo Center of Excellence for Migration and Integration Research (CEMIR) herausgegeben und vierteljährlich erscheinen wird, stellt aktuelle Informationen zur regulären Einwanderung und zu den Asylsuchenden in der Europäischen Union bereit. Der erste Artikel...

We analyze perceptions of international applicability of one's education and migration aspirations and intentions among university students in Czechia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Spain. Students in law perceive their education least internationally applicable....

Gender differences in labor force participation are exceptionally small in Nordic countries. We investigate how couples emigrating from Denmark self-select and sort into different destinations and whether couples pursue the dual-earner model, in which both partners work, when abroad. Female...