136 pages
228 x 145mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 010 1
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 010 6

At a time when Europe is preoccupied with the social and political consequences of immigration, this book provides a salutary reminder of the central economic role, which migrants have played in one European country since the war.

Five German economists and social scientists, drawing on detailed research and statistical analysis, set out the facts about the economic impact of immigrants in Germany, making their material available in English for the first time.

The evidence - that immigrants have made a substantial contribution to the growth of the German economy, that the amount immigrants pay in taxes exceeds the amount they draw from welfare benefits, that migrants have not usually displaced German workers - has important implications for developing future immigration policies and for changing public attitudes.

The papers are by Arousal Mehrländer (Frederick Exert Stiffing, Bonn), Dr. H. D. On Loeffelholz (et al)(Essen), Professor Ferric Sen(Essen), Dr. Ralph Ulrich (Berlin), Professor Claus Zimmermann (Munich) with an introduction by Sarah Spencer (London).

Published with the Institute for Public Policy Research.