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Washington DC: Free Trade Negotiations Must Go On

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

As the US election campaign and the European policy debate show, there is a problematic rise in anti-free trade sentiments. As a consequence, the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in the US congress is in danger. The companion … Continue reading →

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Farewell Cambridge: Change of address

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

Change of address: After six months of successful work at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, I have left for Princeton University. The Boston area is one of the most vibrant academic places in the world (if not … Continue reading →

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Keine Frage: Wir schaffen das

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

Der Ausspruch von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel auf einer Pressekonferenz am 31. August 2015 “Wir schaffen das!” angesichts einer eskalierenden Flüchtlingsfrage hat bereits legendären Charakter. Mit dem vorgeblich niederschmetternden Wahlergebnis zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vom vergangenen Sonntag, das die CDU hinter … Continue reading →

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New Literature on the Economics of Aging

Posted on September 5, 2016 by admin

Volume 1A-1B. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging Editors: John Piggott & Alan Woodland Forthcoming December 2016 with North Holland. Further details including Table of Content. Volume A contains: Zaiceva, Anzelika & Klaus F. Zimmermann, Migration and the Demographic … Continue reading →

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How do parents respond to low birth weight outcomes?

Posted on August 26, 2016 by admin

Free access  to a new study by Brandon J. Restrepo  just published in the Journal of Population Economics.      The paper analyzes how parental investment responds to a low birth weight (LBW) outcome and finds important differences in investment responsesby maternal … Continue reading →

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Population Economics: Call for Book Proposals

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

Writing a new book in the field? Consider to publish with the Springer book series in “Population Economics” Editor-in-chief: K.F. Zimmermann with Series Editors: A. Cigno, E. Tekin, J. Zhang,  and A.J.G. Brown (Ed.) For proposals and submissions contact the … Continue reading →

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Natural Disasters and Human Mobility

Posted on August 22, 2016 by admin

In a new paper with Linguère Mously Mbaye we review the effects of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and migration recently and hence more evidence to observe, the relationship remains … Continue reading →

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NBER Summer Institute 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by admin

In all over July, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the most important think tank of the United States, organizes its traditional NBER Summer Institute 2016. On July 27, the economists debated the value of academic institutions for economy … Continue reading →

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Call for Research Papers: European Migration and Refugee Crisis

Posted on July 23, 2016 by admin

A very timely and challenging topic. Call for Research Papers (deadline October 15, 2016) for 2016 issue. High quality and fast refereeing and open access publication with no charges for authors and readers. Call for papers. Author guidelines. Polish Political … Continue reading →

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New Research 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 by admin

Research papers published or forthcoming 2016 of Klaus F. Zimmermann How Far are We from a Single European Labour Market?, International Journal of Manpower. Forthcoming 2016. (With A. Krause and U. Rinne.) Punkte machen?! Warum Deutschland ein aktives Auswahlsystem für … Continue reading →

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