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The threat of migration - can it be contained? Lesson for Korea from German unification?

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This paper deals with the question of how the pressure of migration resulting from the unification of a rich and a poor country can be mitigated. The example of Germany is presented with a view toward potential lessons for a future Korean unification.

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  • Soltwedel, Rüdiger, 1998. "The threat of migration - can it be contained? Lesson for Korea from German unification?," Kiel Working Papers 898, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    Keywords

    Migration; wage policy;

    JEL classification:

    • R2 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis
    • R5 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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