Im Bildungsbereich muss die Illusion überwunden werden, dass ohne Leistungsdifferenzierung durch stärkere Eigenverantwortung, Leistungsvergleiche und Wettbewerb um (Förder-)Mittel ein nennenswerter Fortschritt erzielt werden kann. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist dabei eine verbesserte...

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,...

As in the U.S. and Canada, migration is a controversial issue in Europe. This paper explores the possibility that immigration policy may affect the labor market assimilation of immigrants and hence natives' sentiments towards immigrants. It first reviews the assimilation literature in economics...