I examine the determinants of inter-state migration of adults within western Germany, using the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1984 - 2000. I highlight the prevalence and distinctive characteristics of migrants who do not change employers. Same-employer migrants represent 25 % of all migrants, and have higher education and pre-move wages than non-migrants. Conditional on age, same-employer migrants ...
Based on data from the BHPS and the SOEP, we analyse the economic performance of various ethnic groups in the UK and West Germany, as well as the effects of income redistribution on these populations. Taking the indigenous population of each country as the reference category, we find that, as a whole, the non-indigenous population in the UK fares much better than the immigrant population in Germany. ...
In:
Journal of Population Economics
17 (2004), 3, S. 553-581
| Felix Büchel, Joachim R. Frick
The positive effects of Early Childhood Programs (ECP's) on children's school success have been demonstrated in the literature. However, most studies were completed in the U.S.A., where ECP's vary widely, based on differing auspice, regulation, cost, and other factors. In European countries, ECP's are generally far more homogenous. This is particularly true for Germany where most programs are community-based ...
In:
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
18 (2003), 2, S. 255-270
| Gert G. Wagner, C. Katharina Spieß, Felix Büchel
Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany's children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children. With respect to selected non-monetary as well as monetary indicators our empirical analyses show significant ...
Bonn:
IZA,
2001,
28 S.
(Discussion Paper Series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 301)
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 1 / 2001
This paper deals with the relative economic performance of immigrants compared to the native born population in Germany. We compare pre and post-government income, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1995 to 1997. We categorize six population subgroups by the ethnicity of the adult household members: native-born West Germans, East Germans, "pure" Aussiedler (ethnic German immigrants), ...
In:
Edda Currle, Tanja Wunderlich (Hrsg.) ,
Deutschland - ein Einwanderungsland?
Stuttgart : Lucius und Lucius
S. 299-325
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner