Wirkt das Geburtsortsprinzip positiv auf die Bildungsbeteiligung und den Bildungserfolg von Immigrantenkindern? Seit der Reform des deutschen Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts im Jahr 2000 können Kinder ausländischer in Deutschland lebender Eltern unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen die deutsche...

In the last few years, significant amount of research has produced evidence in support of the signaling, credential or "sheepskin" effects in rates of return to schooling for studies of the developed as well as developing countries. An example of the former is the seminal empirical work by...

Globalization has both costs and benefits. In this paper we would focus upon one of the damages of globalization to China. It is said that inward FDI replaces local domestic capabilities in import-substitution countries. In the case of China the Chinese domestic industries are lacking...

Zuwanderer und ihre Kinder leiden zum Teil erheblich unter Eingliederungsschwierigkeiten, die sich besonders bei den Jüngeren in erhöhtem Arbeitslosigkeitsrisiko und geringer Schulbildung spiegeln. Auf Basis von Assimilationseffekten wäre zu erwarten, dass Sprach- und Integrationsprobleme der...

We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...

The role of human capital has so far not been well documented at the macroeconomic level. Many empirical studies lack a consistent theoretical foundation and there are measurement problems due to a very narrow concept of human capital focusing on formal education. Future empirical research...