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Where do Immigrants from Germany's Neighbouring Countries Live? An Analysis on a District Level

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  • Robert Lehmann
  • Wolfgang Nagl

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Demographic change in Germany is leading to a reduction in the size of the working population in Germany and thus to a shortage of skilled staff. One way of counteracting this shortage is to attract suitable staff from abroad. Economic theory describes the positive influence of geographical proximity on the decision to immigrate, meaning that a disproportionate number of immigrants are likely to settle in geographical proximity to their home country. An investigation by the Dresden branch of the Ifo Institute confirms this assumption for the majority of Germany's neighbouring countries. Only immigrants from Poland do not conform with this pattern.

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  • Robert Lehmann & Wolfgang Nagl, 2012. "Where do Immigrants from Germany's Neighbouring Countries Live? An Analysis on a District Level," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 65(23), pages 27-31, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:65:y:2012:i:23:p:27-31
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    1. Robert Lehmann & Wolfgang Nagl, 2019. "Explaining spatial patterns of foreign employment in Germany," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(7), pages 991-1003, July.

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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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