Klaus F. Zimmermann Boeken

 During the last decades the appearance of a family has changed substantially. Not long ago a typical family consisted of an employed man and a home-managing woman living together for their whole life times, and having one or more children, which primarily were raised by the wife. Today differing living models are much more common than before. House husbands, late motherhood, and a delayed work entry of the children are some of the related phenomena, which at the same time are reasons for and consequences of the changed view on the favorite family. Not surprisingly, this change has provoked much scientific interest. In this book we present a collection of recent economic research work on the resources management and development of families and households respectively. Assorting three general topics, we focus on the time allocation within the household, the family structure and development, and the transition to work of young adults. 

The year 2009 was marked by a deep global economic crisis triggered by turbulence on the financial markets. The crisis has affected different countries' economies to differing degrees. The impact on national labor markets was even more severe, and wider in scope, than the resulting economic slump itself. It appears likely that the different institutions are (at least partly) to blame. Against this backdrop, the 73rd ARGE meeting examined the relationships between institutions - labor market institutions but others as well - and labor market developments in times of crisis. The key question was whether and how institutions can serve as a „protective shield“ for employment. The lectures focuses on the following aspects: European labor markets in international comparison, the role of labor market institutions in the crisis, labor market reforms and competition, labor force cohorts, meta-analysis of the minimum wage, and labor market regulation.

German and European immigration policies have only recently begun to cope with the inevitable: growing labor demand in the face of high unemployment and a shrinking labor force due to demographic change. Despite the implementation of Germany's first immigration act and several European initiatives towards legal harmonization at the EU level, an actively controlling immigration policy, which would be needed to master the challenges ahead, is not yet in sight. Against this background, the book draws conclusions from the German history of immigration policy. It analyzes the country's future demand for immigration and develops an economic model for the effective selection and integration of labor migrants that could provide the foundation for a joint European immigration strategy.

 In the globalized economy, labor migration has become of central importance. A key issue in the analysis of immigration is how the migrants fare in the economy in which they migrate, and how they assimilate towards the behavior of the natives. Using data from the United States, Canada, many European countries, Australia and New Zealand, the chapters study the developments of earnings, employment, unemployment, self-employment, occupational choices and educational attainment after migration. The book also investigates the role of language in labor market integration and examines the situation of illegal, legalized and unwilling migrants. Policy effects are also studied: Among those are the effects of selection criteria of labor market success and the effects immigrants have on the public sector budget of the receiving country. Hence, the book provides a broad picture of the performance of migrants.

Economic Theory, academic policy analysis and public policy design are becoming more interdependent. Hence, the demands for close interactions between the policy community and the research community have been rising significantly. This book assesses how recent economic thinking has advanced under these influences. Furthermore, it evaluates the important contribution economics can add to the design and evaluation of public policy, now more than ever before. The study is of interest to policy makers, policy analysts, researchers and students of economics at all levels. The authors, which include many of Germany's most eminent economists, draw on their wide experience in research and consultancy to present a coherent view of where European economic theory stands today and how it can play a role in the management of the economy of the new millennium.

Die Analyse beleuchtet die paradoxen Bedingungen des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes, wo gleichzeitig ein Fachkräftemangel und hohe Arbeitslosigkeit bei Geringqualifizierten bestehen. Demographische Faktoren erfordern eine gezielte Zuwanderung, die auf arbeitsmarktbezogenen Kriterien basiert. Um dieser Herausforderung zu begegnen, wird ein umfassendes Konzept zur Neugestaltung der Zuwanderung vorgestellt, das eine ökonomisch fundierte Steuerung der Zuwanderungspolitik in Deutschland fordert.

Deutschland befindet sich in einem harten internationalen Wettbewerb um qualifizierte Arbeitskräfte. Dabei steht der aktuelle Fachkräftemangel nur scheinbar im Gegensatz zu einer anhaltend hohen Arbeitslosigkeit von Geringqualifizierten. Gewichtige demographische Argumente sprechen für eine gezielte Auswahl von Zuwanderern anhand arbeitsmarktbezogener Kriterien. Dieser Konstellation kann die Politik ohne eine ökonomischen Regeln gehorchende Steuerung der Zuwanderung nicht gerecht werden. Das Buch analysiert die kurz- und langfristige Engpaßsituation auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt und entwickelt ein umfassendes Konzept zur Neugestaltung der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland.

Dieses Buch zeigt,- wodurch der Steuerzahler zur “Geisel” der Funktionsfähigkeit des internationalen Finanzsystems geworden ist,- wie Schrottpapiere entsorgt werden sollten, das neue deutsche Bad-Bank-Gesetz aber am Ziel vorbeischießt,- warum man keine sieben Landesbanken braucht, Förderbanken aber notwendig sind,- wie Immobilienfinanzierung und Solvenz von Privathaushalten zusammenhängen,- was die Regierung tun muss, damit der Flächenbrand auf den Finanzmärkten eine Jahrhundertkrise bleibt und sich nicht alle zehn Jahre wiederholt.

Die Zuwanderungspolitik der letzten Jahrzehnte ist eine Politik des gebremsten Erfolges. Immer weniger Migranten stehen dem Arbeitsmarkt aktiv zur Verfügung. Falsche Arbeitsmarktanreize spielen dabei eine wichtige Rolle. Eine kritische Bilanz von Erfolgen und Misserfolgen der Arbeitsmarktintegration von Zuwanderern ist notwendig, um Kurskorrekturen vornehmen zu können. Praktisches Handeln erfordert Kenntnisse über Wirkungsbedingungen politischer Maßnahmen. Diese Kenntnisse vermittelt das vorliegende Buch in Form eines Vergleichs der ökonomischen Integration von Migranten in Dänemark und Deutschland. Auf Basis eigener Datenerhebungen werden das Bildungs- und Ausbildungsverhalten, wichtige Beschäftigungstrends und die Selbständigkeit von Zuwanderern sowie die Auswirkungen der sozialen Sicherungssysteme auf die Arbeitsmarktpartizipation untersucht. Darüber hinaus unterzieht der Band das neue deutsche Zuwanderungsgesetz einer kritischen Würdigung.