VIII Immigration into West Germany Historical Perspectives and Policy Implications
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International Monetary Fund
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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
04 Dec 1990
Keywords:
OP; government; deutsche mark; Germany; enterprise; real GNP; nominal wage level; real wage flexibility; wage income; GDR immigrants under FRG; Unemployment; Migration; Wages; Real wages; Labor markets; Eastern Europe

Abstract

The political changes that have taken place in Eastern European countries since the mid-1980s have facilitated increased emigration from these countries, particularly of ethnic and religious minorities. A considerable proportion of these emigrants have been ethnic Germans who have moved to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). In addition, the political collapse of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1989 paved the way for another wave of immigration into the FRG.

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Cover German Unification
German Unification
Economic Issues Occasional Paper No. 75
ISBN:
9781557752000
ISSN:
0251-6365
Publication Date:
04 Dec 1990
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557752000.084
Pages:
192