Die Mobilität von Erwerbspersonen innerhalb der Europäischen Union - gemessen anhand des Anteils der EU-Ausländer in Ländern der EU-15 an allen EU-Erwerbspersonen - ist im Zeitraum von 2007 bis 2012 um etwa ein Viertel auf knapp 3,1 Prozent gestiegen. Dies ist vor allem auf vermehrte...

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...

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...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to break down south-north migration along both the skill and the occupational dimension and thus to distinguish and compare several types of south-north migration and brain drain. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents south-north migration...

Recently, the number of immigrants to Germany, especially from the eastern and southeastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 or 2007, has risen sharply. In addition, migration from southern Europe has regained importance. Many migrants have come to take up some training, the vast...

The mobility of the labor force within the European Union--measured as the proportion of EU foreigners in EU-15 countries to the total EU labor force -- increased by approximately one-quarter to almost 3.1 percent from 2007 to 2012. This is primarily due to increased migration of persons from...

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...

This paper assesses a recent prediction of the theoretical migration literature, according to which migration may be driven by a desire to avoid social humiliation rising from occupational stigma. To this end, we study the residential mobility of workers in occupations with relatively low...

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...