Die menschliche Geschichte war immer wieder geprägt von Wanderungsprozessen. Doch Migration konnte und kann die Probleme in den Herkunftsländern nicht lösen, schafft aber neue Probleme in den Zielländern. Der Autor entwickelt Vorschläge für eine realistische Einwanderungspolitik....

We propose the so-called domestic "embodied unit labor costs" (EULC) at the country-sector level as a new cost-related basis for measures of international competitiveness. EULC take into account that a sector’s labor costs constitute only a small share of its total cost which to a large extent...

We propose the so-called domestic "embodied unit labor costs" (EULC) at the country-sector level as a new cost-related basis for measures of international competitiveness. EULC take into account that a sector's labor costs constitute only a small share of its total cost which to a large extent...

This paper analyzes the labor market effects of offshoring in a high-wage home country and how these effects crucially depend on (1) job complexity and (2) the characteristics of the destination country. It thereby links several sources: rich administrative data on individuals and plants in the...