Migration and the Inter-Industry Wage Structure in Germany
Although the issue of migration has received substantial attention in public debate in most countries of the West, only moderately satisfactory attention has been given in the economic literature. This book analyses the case of Germany from an economic point of view. It examines questions such as: A...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | Population Economics
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Overview of Chapters
- 2 Economic Framework
- 2.1 Industry Wage Differentials
- 2.2 A Sensible German Industry Classification
- 2.3 Empirical Evidence: Industry Differentials
- 2.4 The German Migration Experience
- 2.5 Measuring Migration Wage Effects
- 2.6 Empirical Evidence: Migration & Wages
- 3 Econometric Theory
- 3.1 Measuring Inter-Industry Differentials
- 3.2 True Panel Data Models
- 3.3 Pseudo Panel Estimation for Cross-Sections
- 4 Application to Germany
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 West-German Micro-Data
- 4.3 West German Macro Data
- 4.4 Wage Effects of Migration
- 4.5 Differentials and Intertemporal Changes
- 4.6 Industry Differentials: Panel and Pooled
- 5 Conclusions
- A GSOEP (1984–1992)
- B ALLBUS (1980–1992)
- References
- Author Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Glossary of Acronymns