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Springer Nature SDG badge 2025 for the Journal of Population Economics supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

Again in 2025, over half of the articles published in the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) are related to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To celebrate this impact, the journal website displays again the Springer Nature SDG badge … Continue reading

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Konrad Adenauer 150

January 5, 2026: 150th birthday of Konrad Adenauer, legendary first Chancellor of Germany. In the famous In the famous Bundestag debate on the ratification of the Germany Treaty on December 3, 1952, when I was just one day old, he … Continue reading

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Global Insights. DIW Berlin zum 100. Geburtstag: Die Transformation des Instituts im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts von Alexander S. Kritikos, Günter Stock und Klaus F. Zimmermann

This article highlights the transformation of the German Institute for Economic Research (“DIW Berlin”) towards a strong dedication to evidence-based policymaking, as part of its centennial celebrations in 2025. This shift, which took place during the first decade of the … Continue reading

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Klaus F. Zimmermann met with Skúli Magnússon, the “father of modern Reykjavík”

Klaus F. Zimmermann, GLO President & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Population Economics (CiteScore) currently visits Reykjavík for a public lecture on June 12 on The Economics of Fertility Decline in the National Museum. The PRICE Lecture on Declining Fertility … Continue reading

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Global Insights and EU Elections: Fiscal restraint and the political economy of Europe. The popularity of the European idea was instrumented to enforce fiscal discipline. What has happened?

Once upon a time, there was a European dream: Joining Europe and the European Monetary Union would bring prosperity, fiscal stability, and a strong European currency to master the challenges of the continent. The forthcoming elections this Sunday are held … Continue reading

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Global Insights: EU free movement of people under threat: Is the mobility growth engine stuttering?

EU free movement of people under threat: Is the mobility growth engine stuttering? by Klaus F. Zimmermann Migration is one of the growth factors behind successful economies. Immigration helps to moderate the decline of shrinking populations. Fluctuating and flexible workers … Continue reading

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Why Fortress Europe won’t solve the migration crisis. Opinion piece by Victoria Vernon & Klaus F. Zimmermann in openDemocracy

January 11, 2023. The openDemocracy platform has published an opinion piece by Victoria Vernon & Klaus F. Zimmermann on: Why Fortress Europe won’t solve the migration crisis – and what will. Europe wastes money on futile border fences when better … Continue reading

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Wissenschaftliche Kooperationen in der ‚herausgeforderten‘ Globalisierung. Artikel publiziert in “Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung” von Klaus F. Zimmermann.

Klaus F. Zimmermann (2022). “Zeitenwende und die Schatten der Geschichte. Implikationen für wissenschaftliche Kooperationen in der ‚herausgeforderten‘ Globalisierung.”  Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 91 (4), 57-66, des DIW Berlin.  Abstract: For years, the promotion of international scientific cooperation was considered the silver bullet … Continue reading

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Circular Migration & Integration: Zirkuläre Migration und Integration. Ökonomische Potenziale temporärer Wanderung.

Migration is largely circular. What are the consequences? Wanderungsbewegungen sind zu einem erheblichen Teil zirkulär. Dies limitiert Integrationsbemühungen, ermöglicht aber mehr Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten für Migration. Das wird im folgenden Beitrag näher erläutert. Zirkuläre Migration und Integration. Ökonomische Potenziale temporärer Wanderung. Arbeitsmarkt- … Continue reading

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Wissenschaftliche Politikberatung als Herausforderung. Diskussionsbeitrag von Klaus F. Zimmermann in ‘Wirtschaftliche Freiheit. Das ordnungspolitische Journal’ vom 22. Juni 2022.

Was sind die strukturellen Herausforderungen der Beratungsverflechtung von Wissenschaft und Politik? Welche Aufgaben ergeben sich aus der “Zeitenwende” des Ukarinekrieges? Diesen Fragen geht Klaus F. Zimmermann (Universität Bonn, Freie Universität Berlin & Global Labor Organization, GLO) in einem Beitrag für … Continue reading

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