The Refugees as a Burden a Stimulus, and a Challenge to the West German Economy

The study by Dr Friedrich Edding is, as far as I can see, the first paper to treat the economic side of the Refugee problem in Western Germany in an impartial form, showing, on the basis of new figures, its positive as well as its negative aspect and effect. Anyhow it may be of some use to underline...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edding, Friedrich
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1951, 1951
Edition:1st ed. 1951
Series:Publications of the Research Group for European Migration Problems
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Refugee Influx Seen Against the Background of General Population Trends
  • II. The Refugees as a Burden on the West German Economy
  • III. The Refugees as a Stimulus and a Challenge to the West German Economy
  • Conclusions
  • Table I — Western Germany’s Share in Germany’s National Wealth 1938/39
  • Table II — Comparative Caloric Value of National Diets and Human Consumption of Protein and Fats in 1949/50 and 1952/53
  • Table III — Population and Occupational Structure in Western Germany, September 1950
  • Table IV — Population, Total Labor Force, and Unemployed in Western Germany, September 1950..
  • Table V — Public Financial Burdens Imposed by the Refugees on Western Germany in the Fiscal Years 1950/51 and 1951/52
  • Diagram 1 — Annual Rate of Growth on the West German Population 1925–1950
  • Diagram 2 — The External Migration of Western Germany, 1950
  • Diagram 3 — Social Shifting of Expellees and Indigenous Population in Western Germany 1950 compared with 1939
  • Diagram 4 — Increase of Population and Industrial Production and Increase or Decrease of Industrial Production per Capita in some West European Countries and USA.