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The Economic Consequences of Immigration to Germany

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Gunter Steinmann

    1. Department of Economics, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

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  2. Ralf E. Ulrich

    1. Faculty of Social Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Part of the book series: Studies in Contemporary Economics (CONTEMPORARY)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Immigration Countries and Migration Research: The Case of Germany

    • Christoph M. Schmidt
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Future Growth of Foreign Population in Germany

    • Ralf E. Ulrich
    Pages 21-43

  4. The Effects of Immigrants on the Income of Natives

    • Gunter Steinmann
    Pages 45-59

  5. Foreigners and the Social Insurance System in Germany

    • Ralf E. Ulrich
    Pages 61-80

  6. Blue Collar Labor Vulnerability: Wage Impacts of Migration

    • John P. De New, Klaus F. Zimmermann
    Pages 81-99

  7. Re-Migration Behavior and Expected Duration of Stay of Guest Workers in Germany

    • Viktor Steiner, Johannes Velling
    Pages 101-119

  8. Unemployment and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in Germany

    • Ira N. Gang, Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz
    Pages 121-154

  9. Vertriebene and Aussiedler — The Immigration of Ethnic Germans

    • Ralf E. Ulrich
    Pages 155-177

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 179-180
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About this book

This volume discusses some economic aspects of immigration with special refer­ ence to the case of Germany. Immigration has become a major issue in Germany. Germany still does not have an official immigration policy in spite of the fact that more than 8 percent of the residents are non-citizens and that Germany · s immigration figures almost have reached the US figures. The foreign Iabor supply strongly influences the German Iabor market. The bulk of foreign workers is employed in certain industries. In some industries (mining, steel) 20 and more percent of the employees are foreign workers. Most foreign workers are blue collar workers with low wages. The Iabor demand for immigrants has declined in the last 15 years while the foreign population and Iabor supply has increased. As a consequence, foreigners experience higher unemployment rates than Germans. The fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the communist regimes in East Europe further increased the blue collar Iabor supply and strengthened the competition for foreign workers on the German Iabor market.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

    Gunter Steinmann

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Ralf E. Ulrich

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economic Consequences of Immigration to Germany

  • Editors: Gunter Steinmann, Ralf E. Ulrich

  • Series Title: Studies in Contemporary Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51177-6

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0796-7Published: 26 September 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51177-6Published: 20 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8806

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 180

  • Topics: Population Economics, Regional/Spatial Science

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