Die Wanderungsmuster haben sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich verändert. So verlassen seit dem Jahr 2008 mehr Männer den Osten Richtung Westen, während es bis dahin mehr Frauen waren. Dennoch herrscht in vielen Teilen Ostdeutschlands noch immer ein starker Männerüberschuss.

This paper analyzes the determinants behind the spatial distribution of the sex industry in Thailand. We relate the development of the sex industry to an early temporary demand shock, i.e., U.S. military presence during the Vietnam War. Comparing the surroundings of Thai military bases used by...

France experienced the demographic transition before richer and more educated countries. This paper offers a novel explanation for this puzzle that emphasizes the diffusion of culture and information through internal migration. It tests how migration affected fertility by building a decennial...

We analyze the role of optimal income taxation across different local labor markets. Should labor in large cities be taxed differently than in small cities? We find that a planner who needs to raise revenue and is constrained by free mobility of labor across cities does not choose equal taxes...

Der Mensch hat unterschiedliche Rollen im sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Kontext. Im sozialen Kontext existieren Individuen in einer Familie, in der Gesellschaft und in einer Nation. Sie haben hier Sozialkapital. Aus ökonomischer Sicht haben Individuen auch als Humankapital in einer Familie, in...

Unemployment and migration are known effects of financial and economic crisis. This paper tries to understand the spatial patterns of those effects in a city and its surroundings considering the direct and induced impacts, the migration flows between the city, the surroundings and the outside...