Regional disparities in employment of high-skilled foreigners: determinants and options for migration policy in Germany

Author: Burkert, Carola; Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Wapler, Rudiger

Corporate author:
Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

Abstract:

We investigate the regional disparities in high-skilled foreign employment in Germany. The importance of different factors which attract highly qualified migrants to specific regions and the role of labour-migration policy is analysed. Our results show that labour market variables as well as the supply of tertiary education are important for the location choice. Based on these empirical results we discuss options of decentralized migration policy in Germany.

Published abstract.

Subjects: Labour market; Policy; Employment; Migration

Keywords: Skilled worker; Migrants

Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany

Published: Hamburg, Germany: Hamburg Institute of International Economics, 2007

Physical description: 18 p.

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Series:
HWWI research paper; 3-7

ISSN: 1861-504X

Statement of responsibility: Carola Burkert, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Rudiger Wapler

Resource type: Report

Call Number:
TD/TNC 95.652