This paper presents occupation-specific data on south-north migration around the year 2000 using employment data for developing sending and OECD receiving countries from ILO and OECD. These data reveal that the incidence of south-north migration was highest among professionals, one of the two...

It seems to be widely acknowledged that Germany will face a shortage of skilled workers within no more than a few years. However, the extent of the current and future skilled worker shortage is still up for debate among experts. The disagreement begins with the choice of adequate scarcity...

Die Aussage, dass Deutschland spätestens in einigen Jahren von einem umfassenden Fachkräftemangel betroffen sein werde, klingt in manchen Ohren bereits wie eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Jedoch ist das Ausmaß des gegenwärtigen und zukünftigen Fachkräftemangels in der Wissenschaft...