Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1187:
Long-Run Determinants of Immigration to Germany 1974-1999: A Ricardian Framework
Federico Foders
Abstract: This paper examines the long-run determinants of
immigration to Germany using a modified version of the Ricardo model. After
a brief overview of labour flows to Germany and the related empirical
literature, a Ricardian model of migration is estimated using static panel
data methods. The results show that variables representing factor abundance
appear to have no effect whatsoever on labour flows to Germany in a period
of rising unemployment (1974–1999), while variables representing income or
productivity differences do have an impact. The latter obtains only if the
stock of previous immigrants in the country of destination and the distance
between sending countries and the receiving country are controlled for.
Keywords: Labour mobility, immigration, migration, Germany, Ricardo model; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: F22,; F20,; F10; (follow links to similar papers)
34 pages, September 2003
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