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
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 ...
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
Are immigrants on welfare because they are more likely to be eligible or because they are more likely to claim benefits for which they are eligible? The answer is politically important, but because most current research on immigration and welfare is based on data from the United States, the answer is difficult due to the complexities of the transfer system which make eligibility determinations difficult. ...
In:
International Migration Review
35 (2001), 135, S. 726-748
| Edward Castronova, Hilke Kayser, Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner
In:
Edda Currle, Tanja Wunderlich (Hrsg.) ,
Deutschland - ein Einwanderungsland?
Stuttgart : Lucius und Lucius
S. 299-325
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner