Zum Einfluss von Ausländern auf die Wirtschaftsleistung von Standorten: ist Zuwanderung ein Weg aus der ostdeutschen Lethargie?

Torsten Steinrücken and Sebastian Jaenichen

No 41, Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers from Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics

Abstract: The paper investigates the potential impact of foreigners on economic development. Historic examples, various contemporary empirical observations and theory support the working thesis that regions which face a high quota of foreign residents may benefit from human capital spillovers between different ethnic groups. It is argued that immigration brings about both a more effective division of labour and mutual learning and leads thereby to higher per-capita-income. We apply these findings to the current economic sickliness of East-Germany and conclude that in this region a more committed immigration policy may prove to be an particularly appropriate remedy.

JEL-codes: J24 J61 O15 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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