The German reunification, which several economists have called a 'natural' experiment, provides the unique possibility to inquire the impact of migration on subjective well-being (SWB). The main goal of the research is to assessing the impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative...

Using data for Germany, we analyze the impact of migration and remittances by developing an open-economy general equilibrium model with heterogeneous households. Within the model, the flows of remittances depend on the altruism of households. Households with higher altruism coefficient derive a...

Weltweit ist Migration eines der zentralen Zukunftsthemen. Vielfältige Motive veranlassen immer mehr Menschen, ihren Lebensmittelpunkt – zum Teil mehrfach – in ein anderes Land zu verlegen. In Deutschland hat das Migrationsgeschehen insbesondere seit der großen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise...